The Descent of the Messiah — Page 299
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS one sense, the phrase نَبِيُّ الله ]Prophet of God would apply to me, while, in the other, the seal of prophethood would remain intact. Here, it should also be remembered that the Wise and Om- nipotent God has created diversity in the nature of the world; that is to say, certain people have close similarities to certain others. The pious resemble the pious, and the evil ones resem- ble the evil. However, this is a hidden phenomenon and it does not make itself manifest outright. But for the end times, God had determined that it would be a general time of return so that this blessed Ummah would not be inferior to any other. Hence, He created me and likened me to every previous prophet, giv- ing me the same names. Adam, Abraham, Noah, Moses, David, Solomon, Joseph, John, Jesus, etc. were the names given to me in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya. In this manner, all past Prophets were reborn in this Ummah, as it were, and the Messiah was born at the very end, whereas those who opposed me were named Chris- tians, Jews, and idolaters. This is what Allah points to in the Holy Quran: اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ The verse clearly states that some individuals of this Ummah will be given the perfection of the past Prophets, and further- more that some of the practices of the previous disbelievers will be given to some of the wrongdoers, and in this way, the future generations will resemble the past people in many ways. Thus, individuals will be born who will be exactly like the Jews, and 1 "Guide us in the right path-the path of those on whom Thou hast be- stowed Thy blessings, those who have not incurred Thy displeasure, and those who have not gone astray. " Al-Fatihah, 1:6-7 [Publisher] 299