The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 63
Status of the Promised Messiahas 63 why they should believe in me as the Promised Mes- siah, and on what grounds do I base this claim? The answer is that all the indications mentioned in the Holy Qur'an and the Ahādīth with regard to the Promised Messiah have been combined in me and in my age and in my country; as, for instance, the age and the country and the town in which the Promised Messiah was to appear and the circumstances which called specially for his advent, and the earthly and heavenly occurrences which had been specified as indications of his advent, and the knowledge and learning that were to be his characteristic, have all been combined in me. In addition to these, and to provide further satisfaction, I have been strengthened by Heavenly support. چوں مرا حکم از پئے قوم مسیحی داده اند مصلحت را بن مریم نام من بنهاده اند آسمان بارد نشاں الوقت می گوید زمیں این دو شاہد از پئے تصدیق من استاده اند 34 To illustrate: The indication given in the text of the Holy Qur'ān proves that he Holy Prophets appeared in the likeness of Mosesas, and that the chain of Khilafat after the Holy Prophets would be very simi- lar to the chain of Khilafat established after Mosesas. 34 As I was invested with authority for the Christians, I was, therefore, named the Son of Mary. Heaven is showing signs and the earth proclaims that this is the time. These two witnesses stand firm in my support. [Publisher]