Lecture Sialkot — Page 21
L ECTURE S IALKOT 21 two roots necessary for being an Israelite. This was also an indication that the next Prophet would not par- take even of this root. Since the world is coming to an end, my very birth signifies that the Day of Resurrec- tion—which will destroy all hopes about the Khilafat of the Quraish — is close at hand. In short, to establish a complete similarity between the dispensations of Moses as and Muhammad sa , a Promised Messiah was needed who would fulfil all these conditions, so that, just as the Islamic dispensation began with a Prophet resembling Moses as , it should end with a Prophet resembling Jesus as , and that the latter part of the dispensation should resemble the earlier part. This too is a proof of the truth of my claim, but it only serves God-fearing people who ponder over it. May Allah have mercy on the Muslims of this age, for most of their religious beliefs have crossed all the limits of equity and justice. They read in the Holy Quran that Jesus as has died, but they still believe him to be alive; they read in S u rah Al-N u r in the Holy Quran that all the coming Khulaf a’ would be from this umma , yet they are waiting for Jesus as to descend from heaven; they read in S a hih Bukh ari and S a hih Muslim that Jesus as who was promised to appear for this dispensation would belong to this very umma , yet they are waiting for the Israelite Jesus as ; they read in the Holy Quran that