Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 375
I believe that the twelve arguments I have presented as proof of the truth of the claim of the Promised Messiah as should suffice. Anybody prepared to deliberate upon them with the intention of finding out the truth will become convinced that Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as is the Messiah promised by God, that He has been appointed by God and sent as a Messenger, and that it is now futile to wait for another Messiah. Whoever gains this conviction will hasten to accept him, just like the thirsty hasten to the fount of water, and will consider it his salvation to become part of the Community established by the Promised Messiah as. What can be more convincing for a Muslim than the testimony of God and His Prophet? In the case of the Promised Messiah as , we have both these testimonies, as well as the testimonies of other Prophets. Every Prophet whose words have been persevered to this day testifies to the truth of the Promised Messiah as. Our own reason and judgement also point to the need for a Reformer in the present age. The signs of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi as described by the Holy Prophet s as have all been fulfilled. The purity of the Promised Messiah’s life testifies to his truth. The enemies of Islam whom the Promised Messiah as was destined to defeat are present in this age and he has defeated them in the manner that had been foretold. The inner conflict and corruption