Ahmadiyyat Destiny and Progress — Page 21
Ahmadiyyat: Destiny and Progress 21 Aside from this there are hundreds of people whom God has inclined towards me through dreams. Almost 150 dreams have been narrated to me in the last few days. It is my intention that these be published. I say this not to show any greatness, but instead to heal the rifts that are appearing in the jama‘at. May God guide those who are not tied to the rope of unity. Otherwise, in essence, I despise having to speak about such things. But I hold the unity of the community paramount over all things. What are the grievances of those people who oppose me or who have yet to enter my bai‘at? Do they wish for freedom and autonomy? If so, they are only inviting their own destruction. Do they want a new khalifa to be nominated? Yet they ought to know there cannot be two khulafa at the same time. This is against the law of Islam. Now no matter what they do, they will only cause a split in the movement. God has willed that the community unite at my hand. No one can stand in the way of this divine objective. Do they not see there are only two options available to them? Either they enter my allegiance and do not disturb the unity of the jama‘at, or they follow their selfish desires and bring to ruin that sacred orchard which has been watered and cultivated by the blood filled tears of the pious. All that has gone before is in the past. Now, it is beyond any question