The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 136
136. Essence of Islam-IV flourish. He is the only Prophets who appeared at the time when the whole world had been corrupted and he departed at a time when he had spread Divine Unity all over the world like an ocean. He is the only. Prophet concerning whom God has exhibited His jealousy in every age and has manifested thousands of miracles in his support and affirmation. In this age too that Holy Prophetsa was greatly defamed. Therefore,. God's jealousy was stirred more than it had been stirred in any past age and He sent me as the Promised Messiah so that I should bear witness to his. Prophethood before the whole world. If I put forward this claim without any argument to support it, I am false. But if God bears witness to my truth with such signs as have no parallel from east to west and from north to south, then justice and fear of God make it incumbent that I should be accepted with all my teaching. God has exhibited such signs in my support that if they had been displayed to the people who were destroyed by water, or fire, or wind, they would not have been so destroyed. But how shall I describe the people of this age? They are like the unfortunate one who possesses eyes but does not see, who possesses ears but does not hear, who possesses understanding but does not comprehend. I cry for them but they laugh at me and I provide them with the water of life but they heap fire on me. God has appeared to me not only by His word but has also manifested Himself to me through His actions and has shown and will show such works in my support as are