Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam — Page 110
110 Islam that he attained to the stage of prophethood and God raised him to that level of spiritual knowledge which had not been attained even by Abraham as , Moses as or Jesus as. He manifested in himself the attrib- utes of God in such a certain and perfect manner that all who saw it marvelled, and all who hear of it are filled with wonder. Hundreds of thousands have been restored to new life through the signs shown by him, and multi- tudes have been healed by his miraculous power. He attained to that perfect stage of Divine realization which excludes all possibility of doubt and misgiving, and found that complete union with God which admits of no separation. He was so imbued with the Divine colour, that all other colours faded before it. He renounced the world altogether and devoted himself wholly to the service of the Eternal Beloved, Who, in consequence of that devotion in turn, became his. He tested each doc- trine and commandment of Islam in his own person, found them perfect, and himself experienced their fruits. God clothed him in the mantle of His attributes, and he returned to the world decked in it to lead mankind to God, for only those can proceed upwards who have come from above. Jesus as has said, 'No man hath ascended up to heaven but he that come down from heaven. ' 55 To this may be added, no man can lead others to heaven, but he who is sent from heaven. The Promised Messiah as whom God had clothed in the mantle of His 55 St. John 3:13