Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 146
B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 146 So it is true to say that Krishna was the ‘D a w u d’ of the A ryah nation, and that D a w u d was indeed the ‘Krishna’ of the Israelites. And it is absolutely correct to say that D a w u d was ‘Krishna’ or that Krishna was ‘D a w u d’. Time repeats itself. People—whether they be good or evil—the likes of them continue to appear in the world. In this age, God willed to illustrate by means of one person the examples of all the past holy and righteous Prophets as , and I am that person. In the same way, the paradigms of evil people were all manifested in this age, such as Pharaoh, the Jews who put the Messiah on the cross, or Ab u Jahl. The likes of all of them are present at this time. This is what God alludes to in the Holy Quran when speaking of Ya’j u j and Ma’j u j [Gog and Magog]. God Almighty has also named me Dhul-Qarnain, for God’s revela- tion regarding me says: نبیاء ل جری الل ّٰ فی حُلَل ِ ا which means, ‘The Messenger of God in the mantle of all the past Prophets as ’, requires that I should also have the characteristics of Dhul- Qarnain, since it is proven from S u rah al-Kahf that he, too, was a recip- ient of revelation. God says concerning him: 1 اَنْلُق اَذٰي ِنْيَنْرَقْلا So, in keeping with the revelation: نبیاء ل جری الل ّٰ فی حُلَل ِ ا [The Messenger of God in the mantle of all the past Prophets, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon them. ] I have come as Dhul-Qarnain for this Ummah. And the Holy Quran 1. ‘We said, “O Dhul-Qarnain!”’ ( S u rah al-Kahf, 18:87) [Publisher]