Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 263
27 December 1905 263 In the same way, the issue concerning the life of the Messiah is also a strange mystery despite the Holy Quran openly prov- ing the death of the Messiah and the same being established by the Hadith. The verse which was recited upon the death of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, by way of proof, also evidences the same thing. Nevertheless, in spite of this being so manifest, God Almighty concealed it and kept it so for the Promised One who was to come. And thus, when he came, he revealed this secret. Allah’s wisdom is that He conceals a secret when He wills and reveals it when He wills. In the same way, He kept this secret hidden until its time, but now that the one who was to come has arrived and had the key to this secret in his hand, he manifested it clearly. So now, if someone does not believe and is stubborn, it is as if he is fighting against Allah the Exalted. The Issue of the Messiah’s Death is an Established Fact In short, the issue of the Messiah’s death has now become such an issue that no mystery is left to it. Instead, it has been made clear from every aspect. The Holy Quran proves the death of the Messiah; the Hadith support his death; the incident of the Mi‘r a j [Spiritual Ascension] of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, confirms his death, and it is as if the Holy Prophet s as gives an eyewitness testimony that he saw Jesus with Ya h y a [ John the Baptist] on the Night of Ascension. And then the verse: 1 ْلُق َناَحْبُس ْيِّبَر ْلَه ُتْنُك اَّلِا اًرَشَب اًلْوُسَّر ْلُق َناَحْبُس ْيِّبَر ْلَه ُتْنُك اَّلِا اًرَشَب اًلْوُسَّر 1. Say, ‘Holy is my Lord! I am not but a man sent as a Messenger’ ( S u rah Ban i Isr a ’ i l, 17:94). [Publisher]