What is Ahmadiyyat? — Page 70
( 70 ) every time mankind regresses into doubt and disbelief, God sends down a messenger to save mankind from irretrie· vable degradation and to reassert His sovereignty over man and the world. It was inevitable, therefore, that a mes· senger of God should appear in our time and address us in His namf'. This messenger could have been any- body, but his coming was certain, for God lias ever guided His creatures: When the followers of Adam went astray He guided. them. When · the followers of Noah, Abraham, Moses or Jesus went wrong, He guided them. · It is inconceiv- a'ble that when the fqllowers of the Holy Prophet Muhammad lose the old faith and become corrupt in thought and deed, He should do nothing. The followers· of the Holy Prophet were pro· mised something more. They were to have guides from heaven in the b e g i n n i n g of every century ,-the