The Descent of the Messiah — Page 25
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS page 506 of Barāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya, we find this Divine revelation: لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ مُنْفَكِّيْنَ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُ وَكَانَ كَيْدُهُمْ عَظِيمًا Had God not done so, the world would be in chaos. This revelation also proves that the world had become engrossed in polytheism, disbelief, and creature-worship and was in dire need of a heavenly reprimand. Along with this is the following revela- tion on page 507: تَلَطَّفْ بِالنَّاسِ وَتَرَحَمْ عَلَيْهِمْ - اَنْتَ فِيْهِمْ بِمَنْزِلَةِ مُوسَى وَاصْبِرْ عَلَى مَا يَقُولُونَ That is: "Be kind and gentle to people and have mercy on them. You are among them like Moses, so be patient with what they say. " Moses was the foremost of all the Prophets of Israel in terms of tolerance, forbearance, and decency. The Torah itself praises his noble character and declares him unique among the Prophets of Israel. Yet, when even his remarkable patience failed to reform the mischievous Jewish people, God brought destruc- tion upon them through the plague during the lifetime of His servant Moses and this account is found in the Torah. Thus, this revelation says: Be patient like Moses, and ultimately, the reprimand shall come down from Us. Then there is also this revelation recorded in Barāhīn-e-Ah- madiyya: 1 "Those who disbelieve from among the People of the Book and the idol- aters that is, have firmly persisted in disbelief-would not desist from their disbelief until clear proof was shown to them. Their stratagem was mighty. " [Publisher] 25