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will become a mighty force as a result of its joining it. Although de-
feated before the atheistic current while separate, Christianity and
Islam will have the capability to defeat and rout it as a result of their
union. Then the person of Jesus (pbuh), who is present with his
human body in the world of the heavens, will come to lead the cur-
rent of true religion, as, relying on the promise of One Powerful
Over All Things, the Bringer of Sure News has said. Since he has
told of it, it is true, and since the One Powerful Over All Things has
promised it, He will certainly bring it about. (Letters, "Fifteenth
Letter")
"... Following the Qur'an, the collective personality of Christianity
will be in the rank of follower, and Islam, in that of leader…": This trans-
formation of Christianity, beginning with the Prophet Jesus
(pbuh), will conclude in everyone adhering to the Qur'an, as re-
quired by the final book of revelation. Both the Prophet Jesus
(pbuh) and Christianity as a whole will adhere to Islam.
"... Although defeated before the atheistic current while separate,
Christianity and Islam will have the capability to defeat and rout it as a
result of their union...": A great power will form when Christianity,
under the leadership of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), adheres to the
Qur'an, because the world's two greatest religions are two huge
powers in terms of politics, economics, and spirituality. After their
unification, they will have enough power to destroy all forms of ir-
religion. Materialist philosophy, which distances people from their
true purpose in life and forces them into selfishness, lovelessness,
and aggressiveness, will be eradicated, along with all forms of irre-
ligion.
"… Then the person of Jesus (pbuh), who is present with his human
body in the world of the heavens, will come to lead the current of true re-
ligion…": This alliance, when combined with the Christians' accep-