Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 80
ground to dust. It was then that He revealed to me His radiant face and I got not only revelation but also true wisdom. Most of the revelations which I receive contain prophecies. Now, the deep secrets of the future are known to none but God, and, there- fore he who foretells the future, must necessarily be from Him. l"he wicked who set their affections upon worldly glory can never get access to what is exclusively God's. Can God take into His confidence one who has set the trap of fraud to ensnare His people, who instead of showing men the right path leads them to destruction and injures the cause of truth ? It cannot be. God brings the impostor to a bitter end. He invariably and speedily roots him out and sends him to eternal perdition. It is a Law^of God that He always raises a reformer at the time of spiritual and moral decay. Agreebly to this law, He revealed Himself to rne that through me He might infuse new life into men dead in spirit. He exalted me to the dignity of Mahdi and Messiah and opened up to me all the treasures of sacred wisdom. He has made me His instrument in bringing falsehood to naught. The reason of the Messiah being styled the Judge (Hakam) is that he shall make his appearance when the V, ' "' "' -. . Muslim community shall have been split into many and contend- ing sects. The Messiah shall put a stop to all discord by his just and final verdict in all religious questions. In his days no system of belief shall be free from conflict of opinions. But he shall sift truth from error and shall take up the side of truth and declare against error. The cause of his being called the Mahdi (the Guided) is that for his wisdom and knowledge he shall not be indebted to mortals but the Almighty Himself shall be his in- structor and guiding star as He was of the Holy Prophet. He shall enjoy personal communion with God and shall be educated in the seminary of heaven. . He is entitled the Messiah because