Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 65
65 Malfuzat – Volume IV the Antichrist also is promised, as is the Promised Messiah. The name of the Antichrist is al-Masih ad-Dajjal. Just as there is a glad tiding and categorical state - ment as regards the Promised Messiah in Surah Tahrim , this very same dictum serves—by way of indirect implication—as a subtle argument in support of the appearance of the Antichrist also. That is to say, just as a Promised Messiah was born when the spirit was breathed into Mary, similarly in contrast, this neces - sitates the existence of an evil entity as well, into which the spirit of evil was breathed instead of the spirit of holiness. This may be illustrated by an example. Some women suffer from the illness known as pseudocyesis. They begin to imag - ine that they are actually pregnant and this is to such an extent that they even begin to experience the symptoms of pregnant women; in the fourth month they even feel movements, but ultimately this turns out to be nothing. Similarly, in relation to the Antichrist, an idol of ideas has been constructed, and the peoples’ faculty of imagination has led to the birth of a being, which in their own fancy they now see in external form before them. This is the truth about the Antichrist. ” 5 November 1901 Signs of the Holy Prophet sas In relation to signs, during the morning walk, there was discussion that upon reflecting over the verse 1 َُْوَْن ْل َ َو َ َ اْلْا ْل ِ َس ْ ُر ُ ا ۤ ا ََمَ ُك (just as the former Prophets were sent with Sign) it becomes clearly evident that signs of earlier ages served no benefit during the era of the Holy Prophet sas. In the evening, the Promised Messiah as spoke on the subject again and said: “The word awwalun clearly shows that times had pro - gressed. If the Holy Prophet sas had turned a staff into a snake before the people, how could this have had any effect? These sorts of signs commanded influence in earlier times. How can a pair of trousers sewn for a child be of any benefit when the child becomes an adult? In the same manner, there was no need for such signs in the era of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him; in fact, miracles of the highest order were needed in his time. It is for this reason that the signs of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, were academic in nature. ” 2 1 al-Anbiya , 21:6 2 Al-Hakam , vol. 5, no. 41, dated 10 November 1901, p. 4 p. 338