The True Nature of the Mahdi — Page 44
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 44 grand scheme, and granted me a great share of spiritual knowledge, the secrets of the Prophetic sciences, and the intricacies of the Holy Quran. He named me the Promised Messiah to resurrect lifeless hearts with His perfect power, and revive belief in God’s Oneness, and rebuild the foundations of the Muslim nation. Verily I am the Sign of Allah which He has manifested at its appointed time as a mercy for all creation. So will you accept me, or reject the one who has come to you from God? I have indeed conveyed that which I was com - manded, so be among the witnesses. As for those who deny me, their denial is due only to persistence in falsehood, for they have not pon - dered the intricacies of the traditions of the Best of Creation, upon whom be peace and blessings from the Glorious God. They were superficial and hasty. Avarice and stubbornness, emanating from their whims, took hold of them, and a torrent of rancour seized them— thus, they were not rightly guided. They say that the Messiah shall descend from the heaven, and that the Mahdi will be raised from the descendants of az- Zahra 5 ; and together they shall take up arms and wage war against the disbelievers and shed blood. They 5 Hazrat Fatimah ra , the daughter of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw and the wife of Hazrat Ali ra , is known as ‘az-Zahra’, meaning ‘the shining one’. [Publisher]