The second Manifestation after Ghulam Ahmad’s death

Thus He manifests two kinds of Power. (1) First He shows the Hand of His Power at the hands of His Prophets(as) themselves. (2) Second, when with the death of a Prophet(as), difficulties and problems arise and the enemy feels stronger and thinks that things are in disarray and is convinced that now this Jamā‘at will become extinct and even members of the Jamā‘at, too, are in a quandary and their backs are broken, and some of the unfortunate ones choose paths that lead to apostasy, then it is that God for the second time shows His Mighty Power and supports and takes care of the shaken Jamā‘at. Thus one who remains steadfast till the end witnesses this miracle of God. This is what happened at the time of Ḥaḍrat Abū Bakr Ṣiddīq(ra), when the demise of the Holy Prophet(sas) was considered untimely and many an ignorant Bedouin turned apostate. The Companions(ra) of the Holy Prophet(sas), too, stricken with grief, became like those who lose their senses. Then Allah raised Abū Bakr Ṣiddīq(ra) and showed for the second time the manifestation of His Power and saved Islam, just when it was about to fall, and fulfilled the promise which was spelled out in the verse: That is, after the fear We shall firmly re-establish them. That is also what happened at the time of Moses(as), when he died on his way from Egypt to Kin‘ān before taking the Israelites to the intended destination in accordance with the promise. At his [Moses’s] death Israelites were plunged into deep mourning. It is written in Torah that with the grief at this untimely death and sudden departure of Moses(as), the Israelites wept for forty days. The same happened with Christ(as). At the time of the incident of Crucifixion all his disciples scattered and even one of them apostatized. So dear friends! since it is the Sunnatullāh, from time immemorial, that God Almighty shows two Manifestations so that the two false joys of the opponents be put to an end, it is not possible now that God should relinquish His Sunnah of old. So do not grieve over what I have said to you; nor should your hearts be distressed. For it is essential for you to witness the second Manifestation also, and its Coming is better for you because it is everlasting the continuity of which will not end till the Day of Judgment. And that second Manifestation cannot come unless I depart. But when I depart, God will send that second Manifestation for you which shall always stay with you just as promised by God in Barāhīn-e-Aḥmadiyya. And this promise is not for my person. Rather the promise is with reference to you, as God [addressing me] says: I shall make this Jamā‘at who are your followers, prevail over others till the Day of Judgment. Thus it is inevitable that you see the day of my departure, so that after that day the day comes which is the day of ever-lasting promise. Our God is He Who keeps His promise and is Faithful and is the Truthful God. He shall show you all that He has promised. Though these days are the last days of this world and there are many a disaster waiting to happen, yet it is necessary that this world continues to exist until all those things about which God has prophesied come to pass. I came from God as a Manifestation of Divine Providence and I am a personification of His Power. And after I am gone there will be some other persons who will be the manifestation of the second Power [of God]. So, while waiting for the second Manifestation of His Power, you all together keep yourselves busy praying. And let a Jamā‘at of righteous people, one and all, in every country keep themselves busy in prayers so that the second Manifestation may descend from the Heaven and show you that your God is such Mighty God. Consider your death to be close at hand for you never know when that hour will strike. Let the righteous people of the Jamā‘at who have pure souls accept Bai‘at [Oath of Allegiance], after me, in my name. God Almighty desires to draw all those who live in various habitations of the world, be it Europe or Asia, and who have virtuous nature, to the Oneness of God and unite His servants under one Faith. This indeed is the purpose of God for which I have been sent to the world. You, too, therefore should pursue this end, but with kindness, moral probity and fervent prayers. And till that time when someone inspired by God with the Holy Spirit is raised by Him, all of you should work in harmony with one another. [Author’s footnote to “accept Bai‘at [Oath of Allegiance], after me, in my name.”] Such persons will be selected by consensus of the believers. Hence if forty believers agree that a person is competent to accept Bai‘at in my name, he will be entitled to accept Bai‘at. And such a person ought to make himself an example for others. God has informed me: ‘I shall raise for thy Jamā‘at one from thy progeny and shall honour him with My revelation and nearness. Truth will flourish through him and a large number of people accept him.’ So wait for those days. And you should remember that one is recognized only when one’s time comes. And it is possible that before such a time one may appear to be an ordinary person; or because of some deceptive thoughts, one may even be regarded as objectionable; just as one who is destined to be perfect, is at one time, only a drop of semen or clot of blood in the womb. [Author]