The Truth Unveiled — Page 53
53 53 Isl Iamns terliolP the existence of the Mahdi necessary because in their view, the Promised Messiah cannot be a Khalifah as he does not hail from the Quraish. And Muhammad Husain has expressed his own belief as such in volume 12, page 380 of his magazine in com - memoration of Sultan Abdul Hamid II ascending the throne of the Ottoman Empire. Therefore, such people have presented this very argument to establish the need for a Mahdi from the Quraish at the time of the second advent of the Messiah and have also mentioned many battles. I am certain that such creeds are extremely dangerous because a person who holds this belief always harbours thoughts of rebellion in their heart. I, however, oppose such beliefs. I do not believe in any such Messiah or Mahdi who will war with the disbelievers and distribute their wealth among the Muslim clerics and their people. So it is for this reason that in their eyes I am a liar as my beliefs spell the ruin of all their hopes. I recognise that this teaching of mine has done untold damage to their aspirations, but this is no fault of mine. Rather, the fault lies in their own wrongdoings and misconceptions. Muhammad Husain’s statement in his treatise that he does not believe in the Mahdi who is awaited by all of land. He mentioned, contrary to his belief, that he rejects the advent of a Promised Mahdi, even though he has had me declared a heretic and antichrist on the basis of this belief. So he has shamelessly spoken a lie before the government. For he always preaches to his like-minded cler - ics that the Promised Mahdi will appear and fight the Christians and that Jesus, peace be upon him, will descend from the heavens to assist him in this. Yet Muhammad Husain says something entirely different to the government. I respectfully call on the honourable government to directly question the Muslim clerics regarding this matter so that the truth he has always sought to hide may be made known. —Author