Tadhkirah — Page 87
1883 87 when a seeker after God arrives at the end of his search he reverts to where God is. The perfection of his ascent or approach to God becomes the cause of his descent towards man. [Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, part 4, pp. 493–496 sub-footnote 3, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 1, pp. 586–590 sub-footnote 3] 1883 [Arabic] He will revive the faith and will establish the Law. [Arabic] O A dam, O Maryam [Mary], 104 O Ahmad dwell you and your companion in the jannat —that is, into attaining the means of true salvation. I have breathed into you the spirit of righteousness from Myself. 104 In explaining these revelations, the Promised Messiah as says: Mary here does nor refer to Mary, the Mother of Jesus, nor does A dam refer to the A dam, the progenitor, nor does Ahmad refer to the Hadrat Kh a tamul-A n biy a’ [Seal of the Prophets], may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Similarly, in these revelations the names M u s a [Moses], ‘ I s a [Jesus], and D a w u d [David] have been mentioned, but these names do not refer to those Prophets. Rather, my humble self is indicated in all these instances. Since Mary here does not connote a feminine but a masculine, the use of the masculine gender is appropriate; hence, the phrase should be used… The word zauj refers to the companions and the close associates, not the zauj [in the sense of spouse]. In the lexicon, the word is applied in both situations. The word jannat is sometimes used in my