Star of the Empress — Page 7
7 other monarchs in your love for peace, good governance, compassion towards your subjects and in justice and equity. Both Muslims and Christians believe in the forthcoming advent of the Promised Messiah. However, they state that he shall appear in an era and time when the wolf and lamb will feed together and children will play with serpents. Thus, O august Empress, this refers to your era and your reign. One who has eyes may see and one who is free from prejudice, may understand. Your Majesty, it is your reign alone which has gathered beasts and meek birds in one place. The honest, who are like children, interact with mischievous serpents and they have no fear under your peaceful patronage. Which other reign could be more peaceful than yours in which the Promised Messiah would come? O august Empress, your pure ambitions draw in Divine succour and due to the magnetism of your good intentions the Heaven continues to lean towards the earth with mercy. Hence, there is no other reign other than your own which would be appropriate for the advent of the Promised Messiah. Thus, God has sent down a light from the Heavens during your luminous era, because light draws in light while darkness attracts darkness. O august and honourable Queen of the age, clear indications of your peaceful reign are found in the books which allude to the advent of the Promised Messiah. However, it was essential for the Promised Messiah to appear in the world just as I liy a [Prophet Elijah] came as a manifestation of Y u hann a [ John the Baptist]; that is, in his essence and disposition, Y u hann a became I liy a in the sight of God. The same happened here, in that a person has been vested with the essence and disposition of ‘ I s a [ Jesus] (on whom be peace) in your blessed era. This is why he has been named the Messiah. His advent was