Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 297
6 July 1907 297 6 July 1907 Two Manifestations of the Dajj a l The Promised Messiah as said: There are two manifestations of the Dajj a l [Antichrist]. The first are the Christian clergymen who, so to speak, claim prophethood. They mislead people with all kinds of deceit and deception, converting them into Christians. They make translation upon translation of the Gospels and the Torah on their own [whims]. The original book is not in their possession. They are constantly making modifications in their translations, yet they present the words of their imaginary ideas before the world, declaring them to be the ‘Word of God’. This is a kind of claim to prophethood. The second are the philosophers of this age who are content upon denying God Almighty altogether. Day and night, they are so bent upon the material world that they consider religion to be of no significance whatsoever; nay, rather, they believe religion to be unnecessary and an obstacle in the path of their worldly progress. It is Necessary to Believe in the Messenger of the Time The Promised Messiah as said: How can anyone escape [the punishment of ] disobeying the command of God Almighty? The people in this age who do not accept the Messenger of God Almighty are disobeying the