The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 41
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI "Children of Adam, if Messengers come to you from among yourselves, rehearsing My commandments unto you, then who so is mindful of his duty to Allah and acts righteously, on such shall come no fear nor shall they grieve. but those who reject Our Signs and turn away from them in disdain, these shall be the inmates of the Fire; therein shall they abide". (7:36-37). In Sura Al-Jumuah of the Holy Quran (ch. 62) there is a clear prophecy about the second advent of the Holy Prophet Mohammad, peace be on him. It is obvious that the second advent mentioned can not be literal. Thus there is a clear prophecy in the Holy Quran about the advent of a great spiritual son of the Holy Prophet who will be prophet and reflection of the Holy Prophet Mohammad, like a son is a reflection of his father and his advent has been called in metaphorical language like the advent of father -- the Holy Prophet. . We read in Sura Al-Jumuah: "He it is who has raised among the unlettered people a. Messenger from among themselves who recites unto them His signs, and purifies them, and teaches them the book and wisdom although before that they were in manifest error. And among others from among them who have not yet joined them. He is The Mighty, The. Wise". (the Holy Quran 62:3-4). The same interpretation of these verses was given by the Holy. Prophet Mohammad, peace be on him. . It is reported in the most authentic book of Hadith (sayings of. Prophets). . Abu Hurairah narrates, "One day we were sitting with the. Holy Prophet when Sura Jumuah was revealed. I inquired from the. Holy Prophet, "Who are the people to whom the words, 'and among others of them who have not yet joined them', refer?" Salman, the. Persian, was sitting among us. Upon my repeatedly asking him the same question, the Holy Prophet put his hand on Salman and said 'If faith were to go up to the plaids, a man from these, will surely find it". (Bukhari). The word plaids means a cluster of stars and in general will mean heaven or sky. 41