The Victory of Islam — Page 54
54 divine revelation] has ended with Umar? Absolutely not! On the contrary, the meaning of the hadith is that anyone whose spiritual condition is akin to the spiritual condition of Umar will be a Mu h addath at the time of need. Accordingly, this humble one once received a revelation regarding this: فِیْك َ مَادَۃ ٌ فَارُوۡقِیَّۃٌ. فِیْك َ مَادَۃ ٌ فَارُوۡقِیَّۃٌ. [You have the essence of F a r u q. ] So, besides bearing an inherent resemblance to other holy ones, the details of which are all recorded in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, this humble one bears a particular resemblance to the nature of [ Jesus] the Messiah. Moreover, it is due to this very resemblance in our nature that this humble one has been sent in the name of the Messiah, in order that the doctrine of the Cross may be smashed into pieces. Hence, I have been sent to break the Cross and kill the swine. I have descended from Heaven with those holy angels who were on my right and left, whom my God, who is with me, shall cause—nay, is causing—to enter every willing and worthy heart to accomplish my mission. Were I to remain silent and should my pen cease to write, even then, those angels who have descended with me could not stop their work. Within their hands are massive maces which have been granted to break the Cross and demolish the temple of creature worship. Perhaps some uninformed person might wonder what is meant by the ‘descent of angels’. Let it be clear that the practice of Allah has always operated in this manner that whenever a Messenger, Prophet, or Mu h addath descends from Heaven for