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130 Essence of Islam-IV Messengers and should discard the doctrine of Trin- ity. [Majmū'ah Ishtihārāt, vol. 3, pp. 161-163] The Aḥādīth set forth that the principal purpose of the Promised Messiah would be to wipe out the wiles of the Christians and he would demolish their doctrine of the cross. God Almighty has so brought it about that the doctrine of the Christian faith has been shat- tered at my hands. Having been bestowed perfect inner sight by God Almighty, I have established that the accursed death that is attributed, God forbid, to the Messiahas and which is the very basis of salvation through the cross can on no account be attributed to him. The connotation of the word la 'nat can in no way be rightly applicable to a righteous person. Chris- tian clergymen have been so frustrated by this novel point of view which blows their doctrine to pieces that all those who have learnt of it have realized that it has demolished the religion of the cross. From the let- ters that I have received from some of them, I have perceived that they are frightened at this decisive re- search and have realized that the foundation of the doctrine of the cross would thereby tumble down and that its fall would be a fearful one. [Kitab-ul-Bariyyah, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 13, pp. 262-263, footnote] One of the characteristics of the perfect elects of God is that they exhibit heavenly signs. I record with the 79 Curse [Publisher]