From: nr503637@longs.LANCE.ColoState.EDU (Nabeel Ahmad Rana)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.pakistan
Subject: THE PURPOSE OF ADVENT OF MAHDI
Keywords: AHMADIYYA ISLAM
Date: 7 Apr 92 19:30:54 GMT
Reply-To: nr503637@longs.LANCE.ColoState.EDU (Nabeel Ahmad Rana)
Organization: Colorado State U. Center for Computer Assisted Engineering.



DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS:

Assalamo Alaikam:

There has been a lot of debate going on the Ahmadiyya Islamic Issue. But
it seems that only the same topics are being discussed again and again.
Some Non-Ahmadi Muslim netters simply don't want to understand the
Ahmadiyya veiw point on certain topics. One of these topics is
KHATUM-E-NABUWWAT. So much has been said on that from both sides. But it
seems some netters don't understand what Ahmadi Muslims are saying. I am
sure other sensible netters would have probably understood what Ahmadis
are saying.

Therefore, I will not further debate issues like KHATAM-E-NABUWWAT etc.
etc. the ones which have sufficiently been discussed in the past. 

I will be posting articles on some new topics concerning Ahmadiyya
Islam. I thought it should be necesary to include the claims and
purposes of the advent to the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. (A.S.) This
question has been raised several times. Following are breifly some of
the claims of the Promised Messiah and the purpose of his advent in this world.



  1)   The Claim of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (The promised Messiah and
Mahdi) is that Allah has raised him for the quidance and direction of
mankind; that he is the Messiah foretold in the Traditions of our Holy
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the Mahdi promised in his Sayings; that the
prophecies contained in the different religious books about the advent
of a Divine Messenger in the latter days have also been fulfilled in his
person; that Allah has raised him for the advocacy and promulgation of
Islam in our time; that Allah has granted him insight into the Holy
Quran, and revealed to him its innermost meaning and truth; that He has
revealed to him the secrets a virtous life.

  2)   By his work, his message, and his example, he has glorified the
Holy Prophet and demonstrated the superiority of ISLAM over other religions.

  3)   The purpose of his advent was that Allah's love and concern for
Islam should become manifest, that it should become clear how improper
it is to neglect Allah and to keep a distance from Him.

  4)   He claimed also that his coming had been foretold by almost all
the prophets and founders of religions in the past.

  5)   The Holy Prophet of Islam had been sent by Allah as a teacher of
all mankind. He was to collect mankind in one fold, to unite them in one
faith. If this design was to be fulfilled, it was necessary that
national and traditional divisions and hatreds should be swept out of
the way, so that the Holy Prophet could be accepted as the Seal of
Prophets by all the people of the world. Therefore, under Allah's
design, the prophets and religious teachers of the past had each
foretold his own second coming in the latter days.

  6)   These prophecies pertained to a follower of the Holy Prophet, who
was to be commanded by Allah to affirm and propagate the truth of the
Holy Prophet, and was to unite the followers of different religions into
an acceptance ISLAM.

  7)   He was to do so by declaring himself to be the Promised One of
each religion. The prophecies in the books of other religions which
foretold the coming of a teacher all met their fulfilment in him. He was
the Messiah for Chistians and Jews, the Masiodarbahmi for the
Zoroastrains, Krishna for the Hindus, and the Messiah and Mahdi for the
Muslims. 

  8)   His coming in fulfilment of prophecies contained in the ancient
books is evidence of his truth. As he himself is a witness of the
religion of ISLAM, his coming is an invitation to the followers of other
religions to come and enter the UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD OF ISLAM.


This had been a breif account of the claims and purpose of the Messiah
and Mahdi. In near future, I shall be posting some more of the purposes
of his advent.  I hope this will be of great help to our netters.




Sincerly,



	
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