Testimony of the Holy Quran — Page 102
T E S T I MON Y OF T HE HOLY Q U R AN 102 according to the nature of every mischief. For example, in the time of Hadrat ‘ I s a , peace be upon him, all power had been taken away from the Jews and nothing remained in their hands besides deception, fraud, and rhetoric. And because of their own mis - conduct and missteps they themselves became subjugated by the Roman Empire. And the Romans, with regard to their annexa - tion, were not at fault in the least. The same account is given in the Holy Quran regarding the time of the Promised Messiah. For example, the Muslims of India are in such a wretched con - dition that if a reformer appears among them, they cannot even oppose him with the sword because they do not have any swords. The British have seized the throne of Delhi just as the Roman Empire took away the throne of the Jews, essentially due to the depravity and incompetence of their kings. The British are not to be blamed for this annexation, such that swords be raised against them. In fact, the saying of ازامتس ہک ربامتس [whatever we suffer is the result of our own deeds] fits perfectly in this situa - tion. This is why the Mujaddid of this century came in the image of Hadrat Mas ih, and due to this strong resemblance, was called the Promised Messiah. And this title is not an undue embellish - ment; rather, its appropriateness for the current state of affairs demanded the use of this title. Remember that at one place in the Holy Quran, the word Rusul [Messengers] too points to the Promised Messiah. But the question is why was he not referred to in the Holy Quran by the same title with which he was referred to in a ha d i th. The answer is so that readers may not be deceived into thinking that the Promised Messiah mentioned [in the Quran] is actually Hadrat ‘ I s a , peace be upon him, to whom the Gospel was revealed, or