The Mirror of the Excellences of Islam — Page 395
394 Α'ΙΝΑ-Ε-ΚΑMĀLĀT-E-ISLAM-DAFI UL-WASĀWIS who, except my humble self, has claimed to be the Mujaddid of the fourteenth century, and who has informed the people of hav- ing come from Allah and made the claim of being the recipient of revelation, and of having been appointed [by God], they are com- pletely silent in responding to this question. They cannot present anyone who has made such a claim. And it should be remembered that the claim of being the Promised Messiah is not greater than the claim of being the recipient of revelation from Allah or of being a Mujaddid deriving his authority from Him. It is clear that for a man who is bestowed this rank of con- versing with God Almighty-whether he is named by Allah as being 'the like of the Messiah' or 'the like of Moses'—all these names would be permissible in his case. Being the like of another carries no real superiority. The true and real superiority lies in being the recipient of revelation from Allah, or in being one whom Allah blesses with converse. Therefore, Allah, His eminence be glorified, may bestow any name befitting the times upon a man who is granted the gift of Divine revelation and is appointed by Allah to serve the Faith. Assigning a name is no great matter. In Islam, names like Mūsā [Moses], ‘Īsā [Jesus], Dāwūd [David], Sulaiman [Solomon], Yaʻqūb [Jacob] and others are often adopted by people since they are the names of the Prophets, with the intention that the bearers of those names may inherit the morals of these Prophets. There is noth- ing impossible, therefore, in Almighty God's granting the gift of His communion to a person and giving him a name as appro- priate under some prevailing circumstances. That the Mujaddid of this age should be called the Promised Messiah appears to be based upon the understanding that the work of great importance that this Mujaddid had to accom- plish is to break the prevalence of Christianity; repel its attacks; shatter their philosophy which is opposed to the Quran, with powerful arguments; and to fully convey the truth of Islam to