Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 149
Footnote Number Eleven — Ninth Objection 149 find any rational argument for it, such a person would be condemned as mad and insane by every wise person. Here, I submit to the Brahm u s and other opponents that whatever I have stated concerning revelation—namely, that even now it is the experience of perfect individuals among ummat-e-Mu h ammadiyyah, is confined only to them, and is not to be found amongst others at all— is not a statement without proof. Rather, it can be demonstrated to every seeker after truth through empirical testing and observation, like thousands of other truths which are being discovered by these means. If anyone should truly be a seeker after truth, it would be my responsibil- ity to prove this statement. The condition is that someone from among the Brahm u s or other deniers of Islam should publish a written pledge that, in case of proof, he would accept Islam and should come to me with sincerity and in good faith. 1 ْنِاَف اْوَّلَوَت َّنِاَف َهّٰللا ٌۢمْيِلَع َنْيِدِسْفُمْلاِب Some people put forward the objection that: considering that there are several groups in the world who claim to reveal the unseen and are able to do so occasionally and, at times, their statements are borne out to have an element of truth—as for instance astrologers, physi- cians, physiognomists, soothsayers, fortune tellers, people predicting the future based on letters and numbers, augurs, and certain types of maniacs; and that more recently some people have been able to reveal some matters through mesmerism—how can then [the revealing of ] the matters relating to the unseen be a conclusive proof of the origin of revelation [from Allah]. In reply to this, it should be understood that all the above-men- tioned groups speak from conjecture, guesswork, and indeed from superstition; they clearly possess no certain or definite knowledge, nor 1. But if they turn away, then remember that Allah knows the mischief-makers well ( S u rah A l-e-‘Imr a n, 3:64). [Publisher]