Tadhkirah — Page 481
1900 481 Promised Messiah. I have been appointed by my Lord to a station that no man fathoms. My secret is above and beyond the ken of most men of Allah, let alone the common folk. My station is beyond the grasp of those who delve deep in understanding, nor can the height of my ascension be perceived by those who judge. My gait in the sojourn towards Allah is faster than the swiftest she-camels. Therefore, do not judge me by comparing me to others; nor compare others to me. Do not destroy yourselves with suspicion and antagonism. I am the kernel that has no shell. I am the soul that has no body. I am the sun that cannot be concealed with the smoke of enmity and malice. You may search for someone like unto me, but you will surely fail, even if you search carrying a lamp in hand. But this is no pride, it is gratitude for the favours of the God who has planted this seedling. I have been cleansed with the water of divine light and have been purified in the fountain of divine holiness, and have been purged of all filth and impurities, and my Lord has named me Ahmad. So, praise me and do not abuse me and do not take your affair to the brink of hopelessness. Anyone who praises me and leaves no kind of praise unmentioned, has spoken the truth, and has abstained from uttering falsehood. Whoever rejects this statement, speaks falsehood and kindles the wrath of the Gracious God. Woe upon him who doubts, and breaks the covenant, and pollutes his heart with the whisperings of Satan. I have descended from a lofty and honoured station so that my Lord may demonstrate some of His attributes of glory and beauty through me— that is, to remove evil and spread goodness. For the age demanded that the evil, which had