Life of Ahmad — Page 771
771 CHAPTER 72 THE WHITE MINARET There is a tradition which is recorded in Muslim , a very authentic book, in which the Holy Prophet sa says: i. e. the Promised Messiah will descend by the White Minaret to the East of Damascus. This prophecy is understood to indicate the time and the place of the Second Advent. Literally the word Man a rah (translated into minaret) in the Arabic language denotes the time and the place of light. The word 'white' signifies purity, spotlessness and brilliance. The Holy Prophet sa meant to say that the Promised Messiah as would appear at a time when there would be light in the world and distance would not keep things hidden from view. In other words the Promised Messiah as would be able to see distant things and people would be able to see him even from distant places. The words of the Holy Prophet sa , therefore, signify that the Promised Messiah as would appear in an age when there would be available all kinds of facilities of communication and transport. They also denote that his age would be that of light,