Arba'in — Page 33
ARBAÏN NUMBER TWO who has been rejected from his matbaʻ¹ has no place of resort left. Keep in mind the time in future when he who has proclaimed you a disbeliever will devise a stratagem against you and will say to one possessing great influence: Ὁ Hāmān, light the fire of mischief for me so that I might discover the God of this man, though I consider him to be a liar. Both hands of Abu Lahab [the Father of Flames] perished and so did he perish himself (that is, he who wrote the edict, and the one who dictated it). It did not behove him to enter into this affair without fear. This points, by way of a prophecy made many years ago, to the incident when an edict of kufr [disbelief] was written against me. 33 written a review of all these passages and raised no objections upon them. Rather, all the religious scholars of the Punjab and India have been read- ing these revelations in Barāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya for the last twenty years, and everyone accepted them. No one has raised any objection up to this day, with the exception of two or three unintelligent men of Ludhiana, such as Maulawi Muhammad and Abdul Aziz. Author 1. Matbaʻliterally refers to the place where things are printed or stamped. His matba, in this revelation, seems to mean that, in this age, he who does not receive the stamp of the approval of faith from the Promised Messiah as has no resort left. Allah knows best. [Publisher] 2. Publisher's Note: In Diyā'ul-Haqq, the Promised Messiahas has ex- plained this revelation as, 'The revelation: 'It did not behove him to enter into this affair except in fear' indicates that if one does not com- prehend something stated by a reformer, there is no harm in holding a discussion with due respect, good intention and purity of heart. But the matter should not reach the point of enmity and harshness, because that would result in loss of faith and the title of 'Abu Lahab. See Diyā'ul- Haqq, p. 33-34, Rūhānī Khazā'in, vol. 9, p. 294, published by Islam International Publication Ltd. , 2021.