Tadhkirah — Page 573
1902 573 from you. The time is near when I shall raise you to a station that the world will praise. The above is with you and the below is with your enemies. Then, be steadfast till the decree of Allah arrives. A time will come upon plague that no one will suffer from it, that is, the end is safe and secure. [D a fi‘ul-Bal a ’, pp. 5–8, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 18, pp. 226–228] April 21, 1902 A long time ago, I had received the revelation in words as if a third person was speaking about the spread of the plague: 612 But today, April 21, 1902, I have received the same revelation with an addition and it runs: Meaning that [Arabic] O Messiah of God, who has been sent towards mankind, come to our rescue and save us with your intercession. You to study God’s word with full concentration and care. Believe in what is allegoric and do not seek to go behind it; leave that to God. Hold fast to the truth that God does not take to Himself a son; yet, there are many allegories to be found in His word. Beware, therefore, of construing literally that which is allegoric, for that would be ruin. There is a clear revelation concerning me set out in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah : [Arabic] [ Tell them; I am but a human being like yourselves. It is revealed to me that your God is One God and that all good is contained in the Qur’an. ] [D a fi‘ul-Bal a ’, pp. 6–7 footnote, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 18, p. 227 footnote] 612 Publishers’ Note: The Promised Messiah as has given the explanation of this revelation in Ayy a mu s-S ula h as follows: O Messiah who has been sent for human welfare, help us to avert the plague. [Ayy a mu s-S ula h , p. 156, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 14, p. 403]