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A
Conclusive Proof of the Truth of the Promised
Messiah:
by Anonymous
The Light (Vol. 73 - No. 4; Jul-Aug, 1996; pp. 10-11).
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Introduction
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Holy Prophet's
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A
Saint's Dream
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1.
Introduction:
At this very instant, billions of people belonging to the
religions of Islam and Christianity shall have their eyes
studded at the sky, anxiously and eagerly awaiting Jesus to
descend from the heavens, but little do they know that they
are doing so in vain.
The Tradition (Hadith) of the Holy
Prophet Muhammad, may peace and the blessings of Allah be on
him, had prophesied the advent of the Promised Messiah in
the 14th century (A.H.), but, now that the
15th century (A.H.) has commenced, the masses
still refuse to accept Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib of
Qadian as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, who, according to
the prophetic words of the Holy Prophet, laid down the claim
to be so.
2. Aim of
this Article:
In this article, I shall throw light upon certain Traditions
and in the light of which a dream of a Pir Sahib
(i.e., a religious leader) shall be narrated to
eliminate any doubts and suspicions from the minds of the
people regarding the status of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Sahib of Qadian, as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi.
3.
The Holy Prophet's Authority:
In the Sahih Bukhari (i.e., the most authentic book
on Tradition), the following sayings of the Holy Prophet
appear in the 'Book of Interpretation of Dreams' (Book
92):
a.
Chapter
3 : 'Good Dreams are from Allah':
i)
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri narrated that the Holy Prophet, may
peace and the blessings of Allah be on him, said:
"If anyone amongst you
sees a dream that he likes, then it is from Allah and he
should thank Allah for it and should narrate it to
others; but if he envisions something other than this
(i.e., a dream that he dislikes), then it is from Satan,
and he should not mention it to anyone, for it will not
cause him any harm."
b.
Chapter
10: 'Whoever envisions the Holy Prophet, in a
Dream':
i)
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported on the authority of the
Holy Prophet, may peace and the blessings of Allah be on
him:
"Whoever envisions me
(in a dream), then surely he has seen the truth, as Satan
cannot appear in my form."
ii)
Abu Hurairah reported, I heard the Messenger of Allah, may
peace and the blessings of Allah be on him, saying:
"Whoever sees me in a
dream shall see me in his state of wakefulness and Satan
cannot bear resemblance to me in form."
iii)
It is narrated by Abu Qatadah that the Holy Prophet, may
peace and the blessings of Allah be on him, said:
"Whoever saw me (in a
dream), surely saw the truth."
Thus, the above Traditions clearly
express that whenever a person envisions the Holy Prophet in
a dream he should believe in his words, as that dream is a
favour bestowed upon him by his Creator, Allah.
4. A Saint's Dream:
Now bearing the above cited narrations in mind, I shall
translate a dream of a saint, who had a following of over a
hundred thousand disciples, Syed Rashid-ud-Din Sahib (Pir
Sahib-ul-'Ilm of the Sindh Province in Pakistan). He
being a learned scholar of the Arabic language wrote a
letter to Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib of Qadian in
Arabic narrating this dream, which appears in the latter's
book entitled Zamima Anjam Atham, p. 60:
"I saw
the Holy Prophet, may peace and the blessings of Allah be
on him, in the state of a divine
inspiration (kashf).
Thus I humbly queried:
" 'O! Prophet of Allah!
This person who claims to be the Promised Messiah, is he
a liar or a slanderer or is he
truthful?'
"The Holy Prophet replied:
'He is truthful and is sent by Allah!'
"And I realized that you were
on the path of truth. Henceforward I shall not suspect
your affairs (actions) and I shall not doubt your
grandeur. I shall obey whatever you command. So if you
order me to go to America I shall do so. I have devoted
my being to you and you shall find me faithful.
Insha-Allah."
How obedient this servant of Allah
proved to be, that he instantaneously accepted the truth
Allah had dawned upon him.
5. Conclusion:
Now, to sum up this article, anyone respecting the highly
esteemed words of the Holy Prophet, may peace and the
blessings of Allah be on him, would have to believe in the
saint's dream cited above. And, whoever does so, shall
realize that the Holy Prophet over 1400 years ago had
informed us that Allah would guide us aright, by bestowing
upon the pious such truth-revealing dreams. After such
decisive words spoken by the Holy Prophet himself, who with
a clear mind and pure regard for the Messenger of Allah
would dare disregard, disbelieve, shun and disobey the
command of Allah and His Beloved Prophet?
I leave this pondering question to
your minds and the humble effort put into writing this
article, so as to help you stand up and boldly accept what
is the Divine Truth!
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