The Nazarene Kashmiri Christ — Page 29
29 beneficial to mankind in every group of things and not for those that are ordinary, mediocre or weak. And it certainly does not stand for the meaning of physical descent from the skies. . Iron and animals never drop from the sky. . Animals are born, iron is dug out of the earth. The. Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of. Allah be upon him) too was born in this world. He did not descend from the heaven. Therefore, the use of the word in the traditions conveys the نزول meaning that the whole world will benefit greatly from the Promised Messiah. What are those benefits?. Muslim scholars of all sects believe that the resuscitation and resurgence of Islam are linked with the advent of the Promised Messiah, son of Mary and with the appearance of Imam Mahdi. After his advent, people will see the light of truth and enter the fold of. Islam in large numbers. Islam shall dominate the whole earth Inshallah. What greater benefit can there be for the world than this. . With the acceptance of the death of Jesus. Christ, the question arises who then will the "Son of. Mary" be? Allah had revealed to the Holy Prophet that the expression "Son of Mary" has been used as an allegory. . There are two traditions in Hadith Bokhari which mention that the Holy Prophet was shown both the earlier Messiah and the Messiah who was to come in a dream. He saw the earlier Messiah who was sent to the Israelites. This Messiah was of pink complexion, his hair was curly and his chest and shoulders were broad. This is a description of Palestinian features. . The Holy Prophet says in the same tradition that he also saw the Messiah who was to come and kill the. Anti-Christ. This Messiah had a wheatish complexion and straight jet black hair. Thus the Holy Prophet gave two separate descriptions of the features of a person with the same name. The dream of the Prophet is definitely a revelation. This tradition, therefore, not only