Noah's Ark: An Invitation to Faith — Page 84
HAZRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD (AS) very beginning and it was bound to be fulfilled. He is Jesus son of Mary, but the people doubt it though this is the truth. " All this is taken from Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya and these revelations are actually Quranic verses which relate to Jesus and his mother. In these verses, Allah the Exalted says that the very same Jesus who was accused by the people of being an illegitimate child would be made a sign of God. This is the Jesus whom you await. The Jesus and Mary referred to in the above revelations are none other than me. It is I, about whom it has been said that God will make him a sign and I am the Jesus son of Mary whose advent was awaited and about whom they harbour misgivings. However, this is the truth and I am the one whom you await. Doubts stem merely from ignorance. Those who fail to understand God's hidden secrets and who only see what is in front of them, are unable to discern the inner truth. Know well that one of the great objectives of Surah Al-Faatihah is also to teach the prayer: اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ In the prayer of the Gospel while one is taught to supplicate for their daily bread, in the above prayer, all the blessings and rewards that were bestowed on the Prophets and Messengers of the past have been sought from God Almighty. It is worth deliberating ² Guide us in the right path—the path of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy blessings (Surah Al-Faatihah, 1:6-7) [Publisher] 84