Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 274
274 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad In accordance with this promise, He has safeguarded His Admonition and raised me. In accordance with the promise of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, that a Reformer would be raised at the head of every century, He appointed me as the Reformer of the fourteenth century. He has also named me the Breaker of the Cross. If I am wrong in this claim, then the entire institu- tion of prophethood would be falsified, and all of these promises would prove to be a lie. Most of all, this would establish, strangely indeed, that God Almighty is the supporter of a community of liars, God forbid, because I am blessed with His succour and His help stands by my side. Common Views Surrounding the Descent of the Messiah and Antichrist and the Actual Reality Now, someone may take objection and allege that the Messiah will descend from the sky and in his hand will be a weapon; he will slay the Antichrist, who shall possess all the powers of God and who shall carry a mountain of bread. Although the Messiah will descend from the sky in mid-air, when he touches down on the minaret in Damascus, he will not come down from it without a ladder. The Antichrist will give life to the dead, and so on and so forth. There are many sto- ries such people have crafted in relation to the descent of the Messiah. They also assert that the Antichrist will be one-eyed. Now could the Antichrist not say that he is one-eyed because he is one and without partner, and that he watches over all with one eye alone? If a wise person were to reflect over all of this, such state- ments would make them laugh. None of the points that I have presented can be classed as baseless notions. On the contrary, everything that I have put forth is conclusive, all of it is based on clear statements of the Quran and Hadith, and they are reinforced by heavenly support. One who does not understand today, will ultimately realise the truth. No one can put out the light of Allah the Exalted. The Use of Metaphors in Prophecies Bear in mind that people are seriously mistaken in the definition of words. At times, words are used in their apparent sense, and sometimes they are used as metaphors. For example, the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said that the first of his wives that would die after him would be the one with the longest hands. All of the wives of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings p. 250