Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 130
130 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad splitting of the moon was a kind of lunar eclipse and it took place with a gesture from the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. In this era as well, Allah the Exalted has shown the sign of the lunar and solar eclipses; this was particular to the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, and this sign has never been shown in such a way since the beginning of time. This had been preserved for the era of the Promised Messiah alone. In the hadith, it is declared that this would be one of the signs of the Mahdi, about whom the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said that he would come in his name. The point to note here is that it was necessary that I be blessed with signs that were similar in nature to those conferred upon the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, because mine is actually the advent of the Prophet sas himself. The Need for Miracles Therefore, the Noble Quran—without any element of deliberation and without any need for addition or subtraction—possesses a spirit of life within it. It occu - pies a station that is above and beyond any relative associations or comparisons, and stands as a timeless miracle. The miracle of speech that has been granted in this day and age is to reflect that miracle of the past. This may be likened to the manner in which a blueprint represents a building, or how an image is reflected in the mirror. How disheartening would it have been for Muslims if it was accepted that they would be given no signs or miracles, because the signs of the past become tales for those who come in future times. Human nature desires to witness fresh and living signs. I can only be disappointed at those ignorant Muwahhids, who believe that now miracles do not occur, nor are they needed. Death is better than a barren life. If God has put a close on His grace and placed a lock on it, what was the need to teach the prayer: 1 َ ُم ِْيْ ْق َُْسَْت َم ْلْ َِرَا َطَ ا ْلَص ا َا َّن ِ ْد ِْهْ ا Guide us in the right path. This is no different than tying someone down and then beating them for not walking forward. How can the poor soul walk? Apparently, some would say that God has closed the doors to His grace and blessing, but at the same time He tells us to offer the supplication َ ُم ِْيْ ْق َُْسَْت َم ْلْ َِرَا َطَ ا ْلَص ا َا َّن ِ ْد ِْهْ ا (guide us in the right path) numerous times during the day in our formal Prayers. If it was set in the law of nature that 1 al-Fatihah, 1:6-7 p. 401