THE SIXTEENTH SIGN
The miracles that occurred before the prophethood, but in relation to it, are also signs of prophethood. This is also divided into three parts.
FIRST PART: It is the news given by the Book of the Qur'an, the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, and the scrolls of the prophets, regarding the prophethood of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Indeed, since those books are heavenly and their possessors are prophets, it is necessary and certain that they speak of a being who will renew their religion and illuminate it with a light that changes the shape of the universe and brings forth half of the earth.
Indeed, can those books, which announce minor events, possibly fail to announce the greatest event of humanity, the event of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Therefore, since they must announce it by nature, they must either oppose him in order to save their religions and books from destruction and obliteration, or confirm him so that their religions can be freed from falsehood and corruption through that true being. However, there is no sign of opposition in any book, due to the consensus of friends and enemies. Therefore, there is confirmation.
Since there is an absolute confirmation, and since there is a certain cause and a fundamental reason for this confirmation, we will prove this confirmation with three certain evidences.
First evidence: The Noble Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) says to them in the language of the Qur'an: "There is my confirmation and description in your books. My statements are confirmed by your books."
Say: Then bring forth the Torah and recite it, if you are truthful.
Say: Come, let us summon our sons and your sons, our women and your women, and ourselves and yourselves, and then let us pray fervently to Allah, and may the curse of Allah be upon the liars.
With such verses, he challenges them. "Bring your Torah and recite it. Come, let us take our children and women and ourselves, and raise our hands before the Presence of Allah, and pray for a curse upon the liars." Despite repeatedly striking them in this way, no Jewish scholar or Christian priest has ever
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In other words, according to authentic narrations and in part through consensus, recorded and accepted in historical, siyer, and hadith books, and based on the detailed explanation of the strongest and most certain part of those thousands of announcements in the treatise "Mu'jizat-ı Ahmediye," the prophets, sages, and seers of the past, especially the prophets, unanimously foretold the prophethood and future of Muhammad (peace be upon him) in a very clear and repeated manner. We refer to this and briefly state:
The prophets mentioned in the sacred and heavenly books, such as the Torah, Gospel, and Psalms, wrote about the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) in about a hundred verses, of which twenty are clearly stated in the Nineteenth Letter. Despite many alterations by Christians and Jews, another hundred verses that foretell the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) are written in the book of al-Husayn al-Cisri.
The seers, especially the famous Shik and Satih, through spiritual or jinn means—what is now called mediums—gave clear and repeated news of the Prophet's (peace be upon him) coming and the fall of the Persian Empire in an unmistakable way. Likewise, from the category of the God-knowing, many sages such as Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy from the Prophet's (peace be upon him) ancestors, and kings of Yemen and Abyssinia like Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan and Tubba', who were saints of that time, clearly announced the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) and proclaimed it in poetry. An important and certain part of this is written in the Nineteenth Letter. Indeed, one of those kings said: "I would prefer to serve Muhammad (peace be upon him) over this throne." Another said: "Oh, if only I had caught up with him, I would have been his cousin."
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The Ahmadiyya Miracle (asm) is a part of the zeyl.
The Risalat-i Ahmadiyya (a.s.m.) is about the evidences, and it is a concise index of the answer to the first of the three important questions at the end of the Third Principle of the Mi'raj Risale.
Question: Why is this great Mi'raj specific to Muhammad the Arab, upon whom be peace and blessings?
Answer:
YOUR FIRST QUESTION: It has been thoroughly addressed in thirty-three statements. Here, we briefly present a concise index of general references to the perfections of the zat-ı Ahmediyya (a.s.m.), the evidences of his prophethood, and the fact that he is the greatest of the Mi'raj.
Firstly: Although the holy books such as the Torah, Gospel, and Psalms have undergone many alterations, even today, a scholar like Hussein al-Jisri has extracted one hundred and fourteen signs and omens from these books regarding the Ahmadiyya prophethood (a.s.m.) and presented them in the Risale-i Hamidiya.1
Secondly: It is historically certain that many true omens, such as the statements of the two famous prophets Shuk and Satih, who declared the Ahmadiyya prophethood (a.s.m.) and that he is the Prophet of the Last Days, have been accurately transmitted through history.2
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He opened a curtain and said from the hidden word of Truth,
He spoke of that fire, and from both the fire and the greeting.
"O fire, my friend and noble Abraham,
Cast away your custom, do not burn him today, you are unjust!"
A hidden address came again from the Truth,
A noble servant was also saved from the sword.
That light protected Jonah from the whale,
With that light, it destroyed the people of Lut.
That beauty and grace made the worlds astonished,
Where did Joseph of Canaan find such a form?
What is wisdom, Job endured all those sorrows,
And what is the secret, Jacob wept for Joseph.
Why did he not feel any emotion when dying and rising again?
That arrowed prophet, the noble martyr, is the honor of Cherub.
Why did Adam and Eve weep with longing?
Who was the cause of this long, great lawsuit?
Ah, why was the Garden of Eden abandoned?
Why did a place of rest become the world of hardship?
On the luminous city of Tour, that day was the honor of Moses,
All the secrets of the word were revealed and discovered.
If the honor of David recited a part of the Psalms,
It would seem as if the great gathering of the hereafter had begun.
I do not know why, the wind and waters always listen to him,
I do not know why, always sighing with the sound of "Ah".
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In the Book of Prophets, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has Syriac and Hebrew names meaning Muhammad, Ahmed, and chosen. In the scrolls of Shuaib, his name is Musha'ah, meaning "Muhammad." In the Torah, it is again "Muhammad" meaning Munhamanah, and "Nebiyyu'l-Haram" meaning Himyata. In the Psalms, he is called El-Muhtar. Again, in the Torah, he is called El-Hâtemu'l-Hâtem, and in the Torah and the Psalms, he is called Mukimu's-Sunna. In the scrolls of Abraham and the Torah, he is called Mazmaz. In the Torah, he is called Ahyed.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"My name in the Quran is Muhammad, in the Gospel it is Ahmed, and in the Torah it is Ahyed."
In the Gospel, he is called "Sahibu'l-Qadhibi wal Hira'ate," meaning "the Owner of the Sword and the Lance." Yes, the Owner of the Sword is the greatest among the prophets, the one who is commanded to wage jihad with his community, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
Again, in the Gospel, he is called "Sahibu't-Tac." Yes, the title "Sahibu't-Tac" is specific to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The "Tak" means "amâme," which means turban. In ancient times, among the nations, the Arab nation was the one that, as a community, wore turbans and agals. In the Gospel, "Sahibu't-Tac" definitely means the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
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Otherwise, if the time of calamities were certain, the person who would be afflicted by a calamity would, in anticipation of that calamity, suffer a spiritual distress ten times greater than the calamity itself. Therefore, out of divine wisdom and mercy, such calamities are kept hidden and veiled. And it is because of such hidden wisdom in most of the natural and supernatural events that revealing the unseen is forbidden. This is to avoid disrespect and disobedience to the verse: "No one knows the unseen except Allah." Thus, those who are permitted by the Lord to inform about the unseen matters, apart from the matters of religious beliefs and obligations, have only given veiled and ambiguous warnings. Indeed, even the glad tidings and news about our Prophet in the Torah, Gospel, and Psalms were also veiled and ambiguous to such an extent that some of their interpreters misunderstood and did not believe. However, since revealing and clearly conveying the matters of religious beliefs is a necessity of the wisdom of obligation, the miraculous Qur'an, the Clear Speaker (peace be upon him), has given detailed information about the affairs of the hereafter and summarized information about the worldly future events.
Fifth point: Also, since both of the two Dajjals' miracles, which belong to their respective eras, are narrated in relation to them and their connection, it is assumed and imagined that these miracles will emanate from their persons. Therefore, these narrations have become ambiguous and their meanings have been hidden. For example, flying with airplanes and flying carpets...
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Similarly, Selmânü'l-Farisî was also a Christian before. After seeing the description of the Noble Messenger of God, he was seeking him. 1
Also, the important scholar named Temim, and the famous Abyssinian leader Najjâshî, and the Abyssinian Christians, and the priests of Nekrân, all unanimously report: "We saw the Prophetic description in our books, and for that reason we came to believe." 2
Third proof: Here, as an example, we will present a few examples of the verses in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Psalms that refer to our Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings.
First: There is a verse in the Psalms:
"Allâhumma ib'ath lanâ muqîma s-sunna ba'da al-fatra." 3
"Mukîmu's-Sünna" is the name Ahmed.
The verse in the Gospel:
"Qâla al-Masîh, innî dzahibu ila abî wa abikum liyab'ath lakum al-fâraqelitâ."
That is, "I am going away, so that the Paraclete may come to you." That is, Ahmed will come. 4
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He said: "Either find my mistake, or I will struggle against you until I perish with you." But in fact, these people chose war, hardship, and migration. So they could not find any mistake. If they had found even one mistake, they would have been saved.
The second reason: The words of the Torah, the Gospel, and the Psalms do not have the miraculous nature of the Qur'an. Moreover, since they have been translated repeatedly, many foreign words have been mixed into them. Also, the words of the interpreters and incorrect translations have been mixed with their verses. In addition, some forgeries and distortions by ignorant people and some corrupt individuals have also been added. In this way, many distortions and alterations have accumulated in those books. Indeed, the famous Sheikh Rahmetullah al-Hindi (a renowned scholar) proved and invalidated the distortions in the ancient books at thousands of places before his monks and the Jewish and Christian scholars. Even with so much distortion, in our time, the well-known Husayn al-Jisri (may Allah have mercy on him) extracted one hundred and fourteen proofs from those books regarding the prophethood of Ahmad (peace be upon him). He wrote this in the Risale-i Hamidiye, and the late Ismail Hakkı, a monk, translated that treatise. Whoever wishes may refer to it and see. 1
Moreover, many Jewish and Christian scholars have admitted and confessed that "The description of Muhammad the Arab (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is written in our books." 2 Yes, even non-Muslims, first and foremost the famous Byzantine emperor Heraclius, confessed, saying: "Yes, Jesus (peace be upon him) is informing about Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." 3
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The Ahmadiyya Miracle (asm) is a part of the zeyl.
The Risalat-i Ahmadiyya (a.s.m.) is about the evidences, and it is a concise index of the answer to the first of the three important questions at the end of the Third Principle of the Mi'raj Risale.
Question: Why is this great Mi'raj specific to Muhammad the Arab, upon whom be peace and blessings?
Answer:
YOUR FIRST QUESTION: It has been thoroughly addressed in thirty-three statements. Here, we briefly present a concise index of general references to the perfections of the zat-ı Ahmediyya (a.s.m.), the evidences of his prophethood, and the fact that he is the greatest of the Mi'rajs.
First: Although the sacred books such as the Torah, Gospel, and Psalms have undergone many alterations, even today, a scholar like Hussein al-Jisri has extracted one hundred and fourteen signs and omens from these books regarding the Ahmadiyya prophethood (a.s.m.) and presented them in the Risale-i Hamidiya.1
Second: It is historically certain that many true omens, such as the statements of the two famous prophets Shuk and Satih, who declared the Ahmadiyya prophethood (a.s.m.) and that he is the Prophet of the Last Days, have been transmitted in a correct manner through history.2
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THE SIXTEENTH SIGN
The miracles that occurred before the prophethood, but in relation to it, are also signs of prophethood. This is also divided into three parts.
FIRST PART: It is the news given by the Book of the Qur'an, the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, and the scrolls of the prophets, regarding the prophethood of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Indeed, since those books are heavenly and their possessors are prophets, it is necessary and certain that they speak of a being who will renew their religion and illuminate it with a light that changes the shape of the universe and brings forth half of the earth.
Indeed, can those books, which announce minor events, possibly fail to announce the greatest event of humanity, the event of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Therefore, since they must announce it by nature, they must either oppose him in order to save their religions and books from destruction and obliteration, or confirm him so that their religions can be freed from falsehood and corruption through that true being. However, there is no sign of opposition in any book, due to the consensus of friends and enemies. Therefore, there is confirmation.
Since there is an absolute confirmation, and since there is a certain cause and a fundamental reason for this confirmation, we will prove this confirmation with three certain evidences.
First evidence: The Noble Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) says to them in the language of the Qur'an: "There is my confirmation and description in your books. My statements are confirmed by your books."
Say: Then bring forth the Torah and recite it, if you are truthful.
Say: Come, let us summon our sons and your sons, our women and your women, and ourselves and yourselves, and then let us pray fervently, so that the curse of Allah may be upon the liars.
With such verses, he challenges them. "Bring your Torah and recite it. Come, let us take our children and women and ourselves, and raise our hands before the Presence of God, and pray for a curse upon the liars." Despite repeatedly striking at their heads in this way, no Jewish scholar or Christian priest has ever
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Sixth: Millions of learned and sincere people, as well as believing sages and scholars, who have reached the highest rank in the scientific and intellectual hierarchy through the teachings and instruction of this individual's sacred truths, lofty sciences, and divine knowledge, have unanimously and with strong evidence proven and affirmed the oneness (tawhid) that is the fundamental principle of this individual's cause. Their agreement and testimony regarding the truth of this great teacher and supreme master, and the truth of his words, is a clear and undeniable proof of his prophethood and sincerity. For example, the Risale-i Nur (Epistle of Light), in a hundred parts, is by itself the sole proof of this individual's sincerity.
Seventh: The noble and distinguished tribe of Âl and Ashâb, the most respected, most honored, most renowned, most pious, and most insightful group after the prophets, with great curiosity, utmost attention, and utmost seriousness, thoroughly examined and investigated all the hidden and apparent conditions, thoughts, and situations of this individual. As a result, they unanimously and collectively affirmed with unshakable certainty and strong faith that this individual is the most sincere, highest, and most just and truthful person in the world. This understanding is like daylight, a clear evidence as clear as the brightness of the sun.
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He is the most advanced in all aspects of worship in his religion; he is the most pious and fears Allah more than anyone else; he constantly engages in struggle and hardships, reaching the most subtle secrets of true servitude; and he performs deeds without imitating anyone, in a complete and independent manner, yet in the most perfect way, combining the beginning and the end. Naturally, there is no one like him, seen or unseen.
Moreover, with thousands of prayers and supplications, he describes his Lord with such a high degree of divine knowledge and to such an extent that the people of divine knowledge and the people of authority since that time, despite their efforts and lamentations, have not reached that level of knowledge or that degree of description, showing that there is no one like him in prayer either. A person who looks at the place in the beginning of the Book of Supplications where a brief summary of one of the ninety-nine chapters of Cevşen al-Kebir is mentioned will say, "Even Cevşen has no equal."
Moreover, in conveying the message and calling people to the truth, he showed such perseverance, steadfastness, and courage that great states and great religions, even his own tribe, clan, and uncle, who were fiercely hostile to him, did not show the slightest hesitation, anxiety, or cowardice. Alone, he challenged the whole world and succeeded, and made Islam the dominant religion of the world, proving that there has never been and never will be anyone like him in conveying the message and inviting people to the truth.
Moreover, in faith, he possessed such an extraordinary strength, a miraculous certainty, a miraculous expansion, and a lofty belief that illuminated the world. While the prevailing beliefs and doctrines of that time, the wisdom of rulers and the knowledge of spiritual leaders, were all opposed and contradictory to him, yet no doubt, hesitation, weakness, or temptation ever touched his certainty, belief, trust, or assurance. The foremost among them, the Companions and all the people of authority, who advanced in spiritual and religious ranks, always benefited from his level of faith and found him to be at the highest degree. This clearly shows that his faith was also unparalleled.
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Question: If you say, "Why does the Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him, bring more glad tidings than any other prophet; others only bring news, and the number of glad tidings is small?"
Answer: Because the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, has a superior sharia that not only saves Jesus, peace be upon him, from the terrible denial and terrible accusations of the Jews and the terrible corruption of his religion, but also provides a sharia that is easy, comprehensive, and complete in rulings, which contrasts with the difficult and narrow sharia of the ignorant Israelites, and which fills the deficiencies of the Israelite sharia. That is why he often brings the glad tidings that "The Lord of the world is coming."
Indeed, in the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, and other sacred books of the prophets, there are many references and verses about a prophet who will come in the latter days—some examples of which we have shown. Moreover, these books repeatedly mention him in many forms. Now, considering all these sacred books, with such great emphasis and repeated verses, who else could the Prophet of the Last Days be, except the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him?
SECOND PART: The purpose of the signs and evidence of prophethood is this: Before the advent of the Ahmadiyya movement, in the time of corruption, the prophets and some of the righteous and God-knowing people of that time foretold the coming of the Noble Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, and spread their warnings. They left their poems for future generations. There are many of them. We will mention some of the well-known and widely accepted ones according to the narration and acceptance of historians and scholars.
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Otherwise, if the time of calamities were certain, the person who would be afflicted by a calamity would, in anticipation of that calamity, suffer a spiritual distress ten times greater than the calamity itself. Therefore, out of divine wisdom and mercy, such calamities are kept hidden and veiled. And it is because of such hidden wisdom in most of the natural and supernatural events that revealing the unseen has been forbidden. This is to avoid disrespect and disobedience to the verse: "No one knows the unseen except Allah." Thus, those who are permitted by the Lord to inform about the unseen matters, apart from the matters of religious beliefs and obligations, have only given veiled and ambiguous warnings. Indeed, even the glad tidings and news about our Prophet in the Torah, Gospel, and Psalms were also veiled and ambiguous to such an extent that some of their interpreters misunderstood and did not believe. However, since revealing and clearly conveying the matters of religious beliefs is a necessity of the wisdom of obligation, the miraculous Qur'an, the Clear Interpreter (peace be upon it), has given detailed information about the affairs of the hereafter and summarized information about the worldly future events.
Fifth point: Also, since both of the two Dajjals' miracles related to their times are narrated in connection with them and their persons, it is assumed and imagined that these miracles emanate from their personalities. Therefore, these narrations have become ambiguous and their meanings have been hidden. For example, flying with airplanes and flying carpets...
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"First: Why is this Mirac-Âzîm specific to Muhammad the Arab (peace and blessings be upon him)?
"Second: How is that being the core of this universe? You say: The universe was created from his light, and he is the last and most distinguished fruit of the universe. 1 What does this mean?
"Third: In your previous statements, you say: The ascent to the celestial world was for the purpose of seeing the machines, mechanisms, and repositories of the effects in this earthly world. What does this mean?"
Answer:
YOUR FIRST QUESTION: It has been thoroughly addressed in thirty statements. Here, however, we briefly outline the perfections of the Ahmadiyya (peace and blessings be upon him), the signs of his prophethood, and the fact that he is the most eligible for that Mirac-Âzam. For example:
First: From the holy books such as the Torah, Gospel, and Psalms, despite having undergone numerous alterations, even today, a scholar like Husayn al-Jisri has identified 114 signs and omens related to the Ahmadiyya (peace and blessings be upon him) in his book Risale-i Hamidiye. 2
Second: Historical records confirm that two famous prophets, Shik and Satih, before the time of the Ahmadiyya (peace and blessings be upon him), declared his prophethood and that he would be the Prophet of the Last Days. These omens have been accurately transmitted through history. 3
Third: On the night of the birth of the Ahmadiyya (peace and blessings be upon him), the bells in the Kaaba fell silent, 4 and the famous palace of Eyvan of the Persian King Kisra collapsed. 5 These are among the hundred miraculous events known as irhasat, which are well-documented in historical records.
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Here, in such an unparalleled sharia, a unique Islam, a miraculous servitude, an extraordinary prayer, a world-renouncing invitation, and a miraculous faith, it is certainly understood that in no way can he be false or deceptive, and the mind also affirms this.
Fourth: The consensus of the Prophets (peace be upon them), just as it is a very strong evidence for the body and the unity of the Divine, is also a very solid testimony for the truth and prophethood of this person. Because as many sacred attributes, miracles, and duties are related to the truth and prophethood of the Prophets (peace be upon them), the historical record confirms that this person is the most advanced in all of these. Thus, just as they announced with the tongue of the Book that this person (peace be upon him) would come in the Torah, Gospel, Psalms, and scrolls, giving signs and foretelling to humanity—of which more than twenty very clear signs from the sacred books have been beautifully stated and proven in the Nineteenth Letter—so too, with the tongue of action, that is, with their prophethood and miracles, they affirm and sign the case of this person, who is the most advanced and perfect in their profession and duties. And just as they testified with the tongue of the Book and consensus to the unity, so too, with the tongue of action and agreement, they testify to the loyalty and prophethood of this person.
Fifth: Thousands of saints who have reached truth, reality, perfection, nobility, insight, and direct witnessing through the teachings, training, and following of this person, just as they testified to the unity, also unanimously and in agreement testify to the loyalty and prophethood of this person, their master. And their witnessing some of the news from the unseen world with the light of vicegerency, and their believing the rest with the light of faith—either through knowledge-based certainty, direct-based certainty, or absolute certainty—showed that the rank of truth and loyalty of this person, their master, is as clear as the sun.
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