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Chapter V73Muhammad (pbuh) and Constantine the GreatThe most wonderful and, perhaps, the most manifest prophecy about the divine mission of the greatest man and the Apostle of God, contained in the seventh chapter of the Book of the Prophet Daniel, deserves to be seriously studied and impartially considered. In it great events in the history of humankind, which succeed each other within a period of more than a thousand years, are represented by the figures of four formidable monsters in a prophetical vision to Daniel. “Four winds of heaven were roaring against the great sea.” The first beast that comes out from the deep sea is a winged lion; then comes forth the second beast in the shape of a bear holding three ribs between its teeth. This is succeeded by the third terrible beast in the form of a tiger having four wings and four heads. The fourth beast, which is more formidable and ferocious than the former ones, is a monster with ten horns upon its head, and has iron teeth in its mouth. Then a little horn shoot up amidst the others, before which three horns break down. Behold, human eyes and mouth appear upon this horn, and it begins to speak great things against the Most High. Suddenly, in the midst of the firmament the vision of the Eternal is seen amidst a resplendent light, seated upon His tribune (Arabic: Korsí) of the flames of light whose wheels were of shining light. [1] A river of light is flowing and going forth before Him; and millions of celestial beings are serving Him and tens and tens of thousands of them are standing before Him. The Judgment Court is holding its extraordinary session - the books are opened. The body of the beast is burnt with fire, but the blaspheming Horn is left alive until a “Bar Nasha”-that is, a “Son of Man”- is taken up on the clouds and[1] The original word is núr, and, like the Arabic word, it means “light” ratherthan“fire,” which is represented in the text by “ish.” (The author).