Ahmadiyyat - The Renaissance of Islam — Page 227
THE RENAISSANCE OF ISLAM 227 That from his childhood onwards he was by Divine grace enabled to lead a pure and beneficent life is testified to by the fact that at an early age he began to have experience of true dreams, visions and revelation. While he was still at school he received the revelation: 'I shall place those who follow thee above those who reject thee, unto the Day of Judgment. ' This was a clear indication that he would one day be called to a position of spiritual authority in which he would be sup- ported by many and would be rejected by others, and that those who accept him would be always upheld above those who reject him. This has been fulfilled progressively ever since. Within a few weeks of his election as Khalifa more than 95 per cent of the Community swore allegiance to him, and the claim of his opponents that they had the support of nineteen-twentieths of the Community was thus falsified. By the date of this writing their ratio to the main Ahmadiyya Community has dwindled still more, so that they have been reduced to a position of insignificance. Still another asset that God Almighty, by His grace, fur- nished to the Khalifatul Masih II was his very keen intelli- gence not only concerning matters spiritual but of matters relating to every aspect of individual, communal and national life. In the spiritual sphere he was bestowed deep and profound knowledge of the Holy Quran which was mani- fested continuously in his speeches and writings and more particularly in his two commentaries on the Holy Quran, Tajseer Sagheer and Tajseer Kabeer. In the economic and political spheres also he displayed a penetrating intelligence and a faculty of appraisal that were astonishing. He was also greatly favoured by God Almighty through the acceptance. of his prayers, which helped greatly to strengthen his relationship of affection and devotion with the members of the Community and contributed greatly to the spread of the Movement and the expansion of its influence. Numerous prophecies of his relating to national and inter- national events helped to impress the minds of large numbers. of people in positions of authority and influence, by their striking fulfilment.