The Mirror of the Excellences of Islam — Page 528
AN ADDENDUM MY LIFE, ANCESTORS, AND BRETHREN IN FAITH 527 had said, but did not speak himself, as if he was saddened on account of some of my sorrows. When I saw him in my vision his countenance was the same as I had seen previously. The whole building was alight with his light. Holy is Allah who is the Creator of light and illumined personages. One night I was occupied in writing something and then went to sleep and therein I saw the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, with his face bright like the full moon. He came close to me and I felt that he wished to embrace me. So, he embraced me and I saw that rays of light proceeded from his countenance and entered into me. I felt these rays were like a physical light, and I believed that I was seeing them not only through my spiritual sight but also with my physical eyes. Thereafter, I did not perceive that he had separated himself from me nor did I perceive that he had left me. After this, the doors of revelation were opened to me and God addressed me and said: يَا أَحْمَدُ بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيْكَ. الرَّحْمَنُ عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتُنْذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّا أَنْذِرَ أَبَآؤُهُمْ. وَلِتَسْتَبِيْنَ سَبِيْلُ الْمُجْرِمِينَ. قُلْ إِنِّي أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ يُعِيسَى إِنِّى مُتَوَفِّيْكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَى وَمُطَهِّرُكَ مِنَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا وَجَاعِلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوْكَ فَوْقَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا إِلى يَوْمِ الْقِيِّمَةِ. إِنَّكَ الْيَوْمَ لَدَيْنَا مَكِيْنْ أَمِيْنٌ. أَنْتَ مِنِّنْ بِمَنْزِلَةِ تَوْحِيْدِى وَتَفْرِيْدِى فَحَانَ أَنْ تُعَانَ وَتُعْرَفَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ. وَيُعَلِّمُكَ اللهُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ. تُقِيمُ الشَّرِيعَةَ وَتُحْيِ الدِّينَ. إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاكَ الْمَسِيحَ ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَاللَّهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ وَلَوْ لَمْ يَعْصِمُكَ النَّاسُ وَاللهُ يَنْصُرُكَ وَلَولَمْ يَنْصُرُكَ النَّاسُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُمْتَرِيْنَ. يَا أَحْمَدِنْ أَنْتَ مُرَادِى وَمَعِيْ. أَنْتَ وَجِيْهُ فِي حَضْرَتِي. اخْتَرْتُكَ لِنَفْسِى. قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْلَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَيَرْحَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ. [Allah has placed blessing in you, O Ahmad. The Most Gracious God has taught you the Quran so that you may warn those whose forefathers were not warned and so that the way of the sinners becomes manifest. Say: I have been commissioned and I am the first of the believers. O ‘Īsā