Tadhkirah — Page 320
320 1893 It has been conveyed to me that the words of the h ad i th concerning the descent of ‘ I s a as [Jesus] near the minaret of Damascus indicate the time of his appearance inasmuch as the value of the letters of those words indicate the year of Hijrah in which Allah raised me. The word ‘minaret’ was chosen to indicate that the land of Damascus will be illuminated and brightened in consequence of the supplications of the Promised Messiah after having been darkened by all sorts of innovations. You are also aware that the land of Damascus has been the source of the mischief of the Christians. [Ham a matul-Bushr a , p. 37, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 7, p. 225] 1893 My Lord revealed to me that I should perfect the divine challenge against them (the Christians) and should expose to mankind the ignorance of the disobedient ones. That is why I have compiled this booklet [ N u rul- H aqq ]. [N u rul- H aqq, part 2, p. 61, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 8, p. 259]