1896

The Promised Messiah(as) said: The word which has been used for the advent of the Messiah is nuzul (i.e. to descend) and not ruju (i.e. to return). Firstly, the appropriate word for someone who is expected to return is ruju and this word has never been used for Jesus(as). Secondly, the word nuzul does not infer a return from the heaven. A person on journey is referred to as a nazeel.

One Ought to Pray for One’s Opponents

The Promised Messiah(as) said: I have only ever sternly addressed my opponents in order to purge them of arrogance. This is not an act of retaliation for harsh words; rather, it is a bitter pill meant to cure them—as the proverb has it: (The truth is bitter). However, it is not justified that anyone should feel at liberty to pen such harsh words. The community ought to exercise caution. Each and every individual ought to first delve into their heart and see whether they write such words with pure intention or merely out of obstinacy and enmity.

The Promised Messiah(as) said: One should not harbour malevolence against one’s adversaries. Instead, a person ought to pray for such people more than anything else and use other means to reform them.1