Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 401
401 One of the earliest prophecies of the Promised Messiah and its wonderful fulfilment The Barahin-i-Ahmadiyya, the first work of Ahmad, which was published as far back as the year 1880, is a repository of his revelations which teem with wonderful prophecies, The book was written by Ahmad at a time when he led a solitary life in his village and was unknown to the world at large. It was printed in a Press at Amritsar, the proprietor of which was a Christian gentleman Rev. Bajab AH by name. Ahmad had not a single disciple at that time and used to go in person to Amrit- sar to correct the proofs of his book. One of the revelations contained in the book runs thus j l!ij ) -&S1. /* ji (3-ib j U/* j> ^ b o^sx/* ^j$ b ^ jj^ ^ ( & j> j ^s ^ &( + } ^ "Walk on the earth with a joyous and lively gait, for the time has now drawn nigh and the foot of the Muhammadees is established on a lofty and steadfast tower. " Commenting on this revelation, Ahmad says, in the fifth part of the Barahin-i-Alima&iyya, written in 1905 and published in 1908 u By the word Muhammadees in the above revelation are meant the Musalmans belonging to the Ahrnadiyya Movement, for according to another revelation published in the Barahin-i- Ahmadiyya, the other sects which are called Mussalmans must decline day by day, Such must also be the case with the sects that are outside Islam. This is clearly told in the Word of God contained in the' Barahin-i-Ahmadiyya< It runs thus