The True Nature of the Mahdi — Page 49
49 [concerning a warrior Mahdi]. Surely, in this is a proof for the people of intellect, and serves as a great testi - mony. Look, then, if you are among the righteous. Know that Jesus, the Messiah and Prophet of Allah, has died and joined Messengers who passed away and left this world, and our Lord has borne witness to this in His Clear Book. So, if you desire, read the verse: ْ فَلَمَّا تَوَفَّيْتَنِي [Since you have caused me to die], and fol - low not the statement of those who forsake the Quran out of their own desires. They gave no strong proof for it; rather, they said, ‘We found our forefathers upon this belief,’ even if their forefathers were far from the true guidance. But we have shown you verses of Allah, so how can you disbelieve? This is what Allah has said, so in which statement after the Word of Allah will you believe? Will you abandon the Quran for statements of which you have no knowledge? Do you make denial your means of livelihood! Do you prefer doubt to cer - tainty? There is no statement like the statement of the Lord of all the worlds Surely we have proven that Jesus, peace be upon him, migrated from his homeland after the incident of crucifixion, and that migration is the tradition of the Messengers—with the permission of Allah, the Answerer of Prayers, the Nigh. He then journeyed to