Arba'in — Page 110
110 comes, then the opponents will be asked: Was it a man- made deception? Or was it the work of God?’ 1 ٭ Similarly, Allah also knew that the enemy would also desire that I remain without progeny and thus become eradicated, and this too will be inferred as a sign by the unwise. Therefore, God gave the news ahead of time in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya: َ یَنْقَطِع ُ آبَاءُك َ وَیُبْدَء ُ مِنْك That is, the earlier lines of your forefathers’ progenies will be cut off, and of them nothing will remain to remember them by, and God will lay a new foundation through you. 1. ٭ In the same way God also knew that if a terrible disease, such as lep- rosy, mental illness, blindness or epilepsy is contracted, then people will infer that it is a sign of God’s wrath on me. Therefore, he gave me the glad tiding ahead of time in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya that He would keep me safe from every terrible disease and He would complete His favours on me. Later, it was revealed to me in particular about my eyes: ُ ِتَنْزِل ُ الرَّحْمَۃ ْن ي ُْخْرَیَ اِل ا ى ٰ ْن ِ وَعَل ي ثَلٰث ٍ الْعَ ى عَلٰ That is, mercy will descend upon three [of your] organs: one of which would be the eyes; old age will not damage the eyesight and the eyes will be protected against cataract due to which vision may go on becoming impaired. The same Divine grace will be conferred upon two other organs that God did not elucidate; and their power and strength would suffer no deficiency. Now, tell me: which great liar in the world have you seen foretelling how long he is going to live, and claiming that his eyesight and two other organs would re- main healthy till his last days? In the same way, as God knew people would plan to kill me, He gave me the news ahead of time in Bar a h i n [ -e- Ahmadiyya ] : ُ ُ وَلَو ْ لَم ْ یَعْصِمْك َ النَّاس هللا َ یَعْصِمُك [Allah will Himself safeguard you, even if men will not safeguard you]. Author