Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 251
16 April 1907 251 16 April 1907 The Statement of the Appointed One from Allah is the Final Verdict The Promised Messiah as said: Someone questioned Khaw a jah Ghulam Far i d of Chachran that apparently all those prophecies are not literally fulfilled in my person. How well he responded: ‘Were all the particu- lars about Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, fulfilled according to the view of the Jews? They used to say that he would come from the progeny of Isaac. So did that Prophet come from them? In the very same fashion was whatever the people had surmised about the Messiah, that Elijah would appear before him. So did Elijah descend from the heavens? Certainly not. Hence, it was not necessary that all the Signs regarding the Promised Messiah would appear according to the whims of these people. Such errors take root in all nations. Ultimately, the appointed one of Allah comes and rectifies the erroneous beliefs and conjectures. In reality, when Almighty Allah proves any man’s being sent from Him through His continuous Signs, then every statement of his is the final verdict in disputed issues, and the interpreta- tion of all prophecies should be exactly as he states. ’ Distinctive Characteristic of Revelations The matter of revelation is very delicate. One thing is h ad i thun-nafs [inspirations of the self ], where the personal thoughts of one’s own self are heard. Second, is the descent of