Noah's Ark: An Invitation to Faith — Page 81
NOAH'S ARK God knew that if I had knowledge of this point, my present argument would fall weakly. So although God referred to me as Mary in the third part of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, and as is evident from the treatise itself, for two years I was nurtured in the likeness of Mary and continued to develop in the cloak of secrecy. Then after two years had passed, as it is recorded in the fourth part of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya on page 496, like Mary, the soul of Jesus was breathed into me, and in metaphorical terms, I was impregnated. Then, after a period of no more than ten months, through the revelation recorded towards the end of the fourth part of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya on page 556, from Mary I was transformed into Jesus. And thus, I became the Son of Mary. However, God did not inform me of this hidden secret at the time of the publication of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, even though all the divine revelations in which these hidden secrets were found were sent down to me and were recorded in Barahin. But, I was not made aware of their meaning and sequence. As mentioned, I therefore also recorded the traditional doctrine of the Muslims in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya [that Jesus will descend from heaven physically]. And this testifies to my sincere and straightforward nature. My opponents cannot hold me accountable for recording this traditional creed, which was not based on revelation because I do not claim to know anything of the unseen until it is explained to me by God Almighty Himself. Thus, in that period of my life God desired in His wisdom that part of the import of 81