Tadhkirah — Page 670
670 son of Maryam as [Mary] descending from heaven. Then God will create unrest in their hearts that the time of the dominance of the cross had elapsed and the world had taken on another aspect and yet ‘Is a as [Jesus], son of Maryam as [Mary], had not descended from heaven. Then suddenly all men of understanding will be weary of this doctrine. The third century from today would not have elapsed when all who wait for ‘Is a as [Jesus] to descend from heaven, whether Muslims or Christians, will give up this doctrine in hopeless despair and disgust. Then there will be only one religion and one leader. I have come to sow the seed and the seed has been sown by my hand. It will now grow and flourish and there is no one who can hinder it. [Tadhkiratush-Shah a datain, pp. 64–65, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 20, pp. 66–67; Review of Religions, vol. 2, no. 11, 12, November, December, 1903, p. 455, 456] 1903 Do not think that the A ryas, that is the Hind u s who follow Day a nand, amount to any thing. . . . . . Millions of you will be alive and shall witness the disappearance of this faith. [Tadhkiratush-Shah a datain, pp. 65–66, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 20, pp. 67–68; Review of Religions, vol. 2, no. 11, 12, November, December, 1903, p. 456] 1903 It was my intention to complete this booklet before October 16, 1903 when I had to go to Gurdaspur in connection with a case… and to take it with me. But it so happened that I had a severe attack of pain in the kidney and I was much afraid that the task would remain incomplete. I only had a couple of days and if the kidney pain, which is a serious ailment, lasted for two to four days, I would not be able to complete this task. Then God Almighty put it into my mind that I should supplicate Him in this connection. At about 3