Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 172
172 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad the children of Ishmael as , which was similar to the Mosaic dispensation, and our Noble Prophet, Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was the founding father of this dispensation. In this way, the Holy Prophet sa became the likeness of Moses as , for just as Moses, peace be upon him, was the founder of his dispensation, so too our Noble Prophet was the head of his dispensation; and just as Moses as gained victory over Pharaoh, so too, ultimately, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was blessed with a clear vic- tory and Abu Jahl, who was the Pharaoh of this nation, perished. There are many other parallels as well, which I shall not mention at this time. The Seal of the Caliphs in the Community of Muhammad sa The real purpose is to explain to you that our dispensation resembles the dis- pensation of Moses, peace be upon him. Just as the dispensation of Moses, peace be upon him, ended with the Messiah as , it was necessary that in our communi- ty as well, the Promised Messiah occupy the station of the Seal of the Caliphs. Furthermore, the Messiah, peace be upon him, appeared in the fourteenth cen- tury after the era of Moses, peace be upon him. As such, it was necessary for the Promised Messiah, whose advent was awaited in the community of Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, to appear in the fourteenth century of Islam. In this way, the similarity is complete and both eras came together as reflections of one another. Moreover, God had also determined that the Jews had become thoroughly corrupt in the time of Jesus as ; their moral state and faith had become tarnished and they had lost the essence of religion. It was at this time that the Gospel came to show them the truth, and to teach them about inner purity and give them a moral compass—things of which they had become absolutely oblivious. This is exactly the state that is prevalent today. An ocean of sin and transgression rages forth. The apparent cultural refinement of Europe has washed away all the lofty principles of morality and has given rise to the spread of athe- ism. Religion as it once was is nowhere to be found at present. If it was just the European nations in this present condition, even then a spiritual teacher would have definitely appeared; but here we have the Muslims in a terrible state as well. Their religious beliefs, morals and habits have been shaken to the very core. All they are aware of is the name of Islam; they know nothing of its true nature and essence. Their power of action and strength of intellect has fallen weak, due to which other nations have begun to attack their religion and faith. When this p. 156