Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam — Page 157
157 'Dowie died with his friends fallen away from him and his fortune dwindled. He suffered from paralysis and insanity. He died a miserable death, with Zion city torn and frayed by internal dissen- sions. Mirza comes forward frankly and states that he has won his challenge. ' 69 I shall next take the attribute of God which is called B a ‘ith , i. e. , the Bringer of the dead to life. This is the attribute of God which so develops the inner and hidden faculties of man as to make him an entirely new man. Islam alone has defined this attribute of God in this form; other religions have only a confused notion of it. Again, there is no evidence as to this attribute unless we are shown a living manifestation of it, nor can we believe that a man has attained to union with God unless he manifests this attribute in himself. As Prophets are raised for the guidance of mankind, it is of the utmost importance for them to demonstrate the existence of this attribute, for unless they can point out to a body of men who had been spiritually dead and who have gained new life through them and thus present the spectacle of a resurrection on a small scale, we cannot believe in the need of the advent of Prophets, and the object of their advent would also remain unfulfilled. The Holy Quran, therefore, in several places describes the success of a Prophet as, S a ‘at or Qiy a mat , i. e. , 'the hour' or 'the resurrection,' from which some people have sought to conclude that the Holy Quran does not teach a resurrec- tion after death. On the other hand, there are people who 69 The Boston Herald , June 23, 1907.