Explaining the grandeur of the prophecy regarding the Promised Reformer (Musleh-e-Mau’ud), the Promised Messiah, peace be upon him, said:
“This is not merely a prophecy but a magnificent heavenly sign which the Gracious God, exalted is His glory, has manifested to demonstrate the truth and grandeur of our Noble Prophet, the Compassionate and Merciful, Muhammad Mustafa (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his people). Indeed, this sign is far superior, more perfect, and more excellent than reviving the dead, for the reality of bringing a dead person back to life is merely to supplicate before the Almighty, requesting the return of a departed soul. This type of reviving the dead has been attributed to Jesus and some other Prophets (peace be upon them) in the Bible, but critics have raised numerous objections against these accounts. Even after all such logical and scriptural debates, it is recorded that such a revived individual would only live for a few minutes before passing away again, leaving their loved ones in deeper mourning. This neither benefited the world nor brought true peace to the revived person or their loved ones, nor did it bring any real happiness to their loved ones. …
“However, here, by Divine grace and favour and with the blessings of the Seal of the Prophets (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his people), the Gracious Lord has promised to accept the supplication of this humble servant and send a blessed soul whose inner and outer blessings would spread across the earth. Hence, although apparently, this sign may appear equivalent to reviving the dead, upon deeper reflection, it becomes evident that this sign is far superior. In the case of reviving the dead, a soul is returned through supplication, and here too, a soul has been summoned through prayer. However, there is a vast difference between those souls and this soul.”
[Majmu’ah Ishtiharat, vol. 1, pp. 129–130, 2019 ed., translated from Urdu]