The Essence of Islam – Volume IV

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 96

96 Essence of Islam-IV Prophets has directed that every Muslim should ac- cept him and should help him. [A'īna-e-Kamālāt-e-Islam, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 5, p. 303] Blessings of Accepting the Promised Messiahas He who accepts me accepts afresh all the Prophetsas and their miracles, and he who does not accept me will lose his earlier faith also, for he possesses only tales and no personal experience. I reflect the image of God. He who comes to me and accepts me will see afresh the God concerning Whom other people have only tales to tell. I believe in the God Whom those who deny me do not recognize. I state truly that what they believe in are the idols of their imagi- nation and not God. That is why those idols cannot help them, cannot give them any strength, cannot bring about a pure transformation in them, and can- not show them any supporting signs. [Nüzül-ul-Masīḥ, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 18, pp. 462-463] I am the light for this age of darkness. He who fol- lows me will be saved from those pits and ditches which Satan has prepared for those who walk in darkness. God has sent me so that I should guide the world affably and peacefully towards the true God and that I should re-establish the moral conditions among the Muslims. For the satisfaction of the seek- ers after truth, He has bestowed heavenly signs upon me and has shown wonderful works in my support and has disclosed to me hidden matters and secrets of