Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation)

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 388

388 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION 8. He will take a wife and have children. 9. He will be the one who slays the Dajjal. 10. The Promised Messiah will not be killed but shall die [a natural death] and will be interned in the tomb of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. [. And these are the perfect ten] وَ تِلْكَ عَشَرَةٌ كَامِلَةٌ. Hence, I have explained, regarding the two yellow sheets, that they are the two ailments that were destined, from the very first day, to afflict the body of the Promised Messiah as a hallmark so that his [otherwise] unusually good health might also be a Sign. And the two angels symbolise the two supports from the unseen, upon which depends the incontrovertibility of his claim: 1. God-given knowledge regarding incontrovertible evidence based on reason and record, that shall be vouchsafed to him without any effort and exertion on his part. 2. Secondly, the incontrovertible argument through Signs which will be sent down by God without any human intervention. Furthermore, his descent with his hands resting on the shoulders of two angels indicates that the means of his progress will become accessible from the unseen, and will help him accomplish [his] task, and his work will advance with their support. Earlier on, I have narrated a dream in which I saw that I was given a sword in my hand whose handle was in my hand but whose point was in heaven; I was wielding it on both sides, and hundreds of people were killed by the attack in either side. During the dream itself, a righteous person interpreting the dream said that it was the sword of incontrovertible argument, that its attack on the right side stands for the incontrovertible argument which would be through means of Signs, and on the left side it symbolises the incontro- vertible argument that would be based on reason and record. And both