Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 327
29 DECEMBER 1905 Moreover, there is a subtle point to note concerning him that increases his magnificence all the more, and that is that he came at such a time when: ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ 327 That is, the People of the Book had become corrupt, as well as those without a Book. And this is also proven by the confir- mation of the opponents. Pandit Dayanand says that idol wor- ship was prevalent in the country of the Aryas, and darkness had also spread in Arabia. The distinctive feature remaining of the Christian faith was that a humble man had been made God. Therefore, wherever you looked, there was darkness, and a complete disregard and heedlessness of God Almighty. Furthermore, that age was crying out, exclaiming the need for a magnificent Musleh [Reformer], and it is an acknowledged fact that necessity is the mother of sciences. All knowledge has come into being due to necessity. Medicine, physics, astronomy, geography, etc. -necessity is the mother of all sciences. So, if you are wise, understand that the mother of this subtle secret² is also some magnificent need. Many Companionsta believed in him, seeing that he had come at a time of great need. If he had not come, maybe a flood like that of Noah would have come and destroyed the world. I cer- tainly know, and I affirm that there is such a bright and clear set of needs for him to come that its parallel does not exist for anyone else, and nothing [by way of need] is visible for Jesus. There were jurists and Pharisees present who sat on the seat of Moses, peace be on him. Therefore, he [Jesus] did not 1. Sūrah ar-Rūm, 30:42 [Publisher] 2. That is, the advent of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. (Editor al-Hakam)