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Articles Section > A Conclusive Proof of the Truth of the Promised
Messiah
A Conclusive Proof of the Truth
of the Promised Messiah:
by Anonymous
The Light (Vol. 73 - No. 4; Jul-Aug, 1996; pp. 10-11).
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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