Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 374
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 374 Meaning: ‘We have caused these Signs and wonders and this revelation filled with points of wisdom and verity, to descend near Qadian. We have sent it down to satisfy a real need and it has descended to sat- isfy the real need. The prophecy of Allah and His Messenger has been fulfilled at its duly appointed time and whatever God had willed was bound to happen. ’ These last phrases indicate that the Noble Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has indicated the appearance of this person in his hadith mentioned above, and God Almighty has indi- cated it in His Holy Word, as this indication has been mentioned among the revelations set out in Part III and the Quranic indication is in the verse: 1 َوُه ْۤيِذَّلا َلَسْرَا ٗهَلْوُسَر ىٰدُهْلاِب َو ِنْيِد ِّقَحْلا ٗهَرِهْظُيِل ىَلَع ِنْيِّدلا ٖهِّلُك This verse contains the prophecy about Hadrat Mas ih in respect of the secular and governmental affairs and the promise which has been made about the complete supremacy of the faith of Islam. That supremacy would be manifested through the Messiah. And when Hadrat Mas ih [Messiah], may peace be upon him, would come for the second time into this world, then the religion of Islam would spread over the entire expanse of the world at his hands. But it has been revealed to my hum- ble self that on account of my meekness, humility, trust in God, sin- cerity and the Signs and [heavenly] light, I resembles the Mas ih in his previous life; and that the nature of this humble one and the nature of the Mas ih greatly resemble each other, as if they are two pieces of the same jewel or two fruits of the same tree. The harmony between us is of such a great extent that there is very little that the spiritual eye can distinguish between us. There also exists an overt resemblance which is that the Mas ih [Messiah] was the follower and servant of the faith of a perfect and 1. S u rah a s - S aff, 61:10 [Publisher]