Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 400
400 BARĀHIN-E-AHMADIYYA - PART FIVE to me through revelation that as 'Īsā did not acquire his spirit through his father, in the same way I, too, did not acquire the spirit of learning and knowledge through a spiritual father; that is, a teacher. Thus, in all these things, I have a marked resemblance with Hadrat 'Isā. And this is why God Almighty established the Ishmaelite dis- pensation similar to the Israelite dispensation and chose me to be its 'Isā. At the beginning of this dispensation was Our Lord and Master, Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who was given the title of Mūsā and both of whose parents were from among the Quraish. And at the end of this dispensation is my own humble self, who is only descended from the Quraish on the maternal side and is given the title 'Īsā. Thus, in all these things, I have a marked resemblance to Hadrat 'Isā. And this is why God Almighty established the Ishmaelite dis- pensation similar to the Israelite dispensation and chose me to be its 'Isā. At the beginning of this dispensation was Our Lord and Master, Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who was given the name Mūsā and both of whose parents were from among the Quraish. And at the end of this dispensation is my own humble self, who is descended from the Quraish only on my maternal side and is given the name 'Isā. بشنو از من ایں جواب شاں کہ اے قومِ حسود مردم نا اہل گویندم کہ چوں عیسیٰ شدی Unworthy people ask me how I became Īsā; Here is my reply: O jealous people! پس خدا عیسیٰ مرا کرد است از بهر یهود چوں شمارا شد یہود اندر کتاب پاک نام Since the Holy Quran named you Jews, Hence for these Jews' He named me Īsā. ورنہ از روئے حقیقت تخم ایشان نیستید نیز هم من ابن مریم نیستم اندر وجود Otherwise, you are not from the bloodline of the Jews, Nor am I physically the same Ibn Maryam [the Son of Mary].