Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 119
C H AP T E R T WO — FU L F IL M E N T OF PR OPHE C IE S 119 possessing dark hearts and perverse natures will turn to the truth. And they will believe this Messenger who has appeared among them. Then again, the God of Glory and Honour addressed me in the above-mentioned revelation and said: Jump with joy and happiness upon the earth for your time is nigh and the feet of the Muhammad i s have been planted firmly on a lofty and secure tower. The word Muhammad i s here refers to the Muslims of this Jam a ‘at; for, according to the divine prophecy published in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, people of other sects who call themselves ‘Muslims’ will decline day by day. The same is the case of non-Muslim sects, as has been said clearly in this revelation recorded in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya : وجاعل الّذین اتّبعوك 1 ٭ یا عیسٰی انّی متوفیك ورافعك الی َّ ومطھّرك من الّذین كفروا فوق الذین كفروا الـٰی یوم القیامۃ. Meaning: ‘O ‘ I s a , I will cause you to die, and exalt you towards Me, and demonstrate your innocence, and I will cause your followers to prevail over your deniers till the Day of Judgment. ’ In this divine revelation, ‘ I s a means myself, and by the followers are meant the members of my Jam a ‘at. In the Holy Quran this prophecy relates to Hadrat ‘ I s a as and the people who were to be overcome were the Jews, who continued to diminish day by day. The fact that the same words have been revealed for me and my Jam a ‘at signifies that those who are outside of this Jam a ‘at shall continue to diminish day by day. All the Muslim sects that are outside this Jam a ‘at will decline by the day, and will either enter this Jam a ‘at or become extinct, just as the Jews declined until only a very few are left. The same will be the end of the opponents of this Jam a ‘at. The people of this Jam a ‘at will prevail over others in number and in the strength of their faith. This prophecy is coming true in an 1. ٭ This sentence was left out of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya owing to some printing error. It means: ‘I will free you of all the objections and accusations of the deniers. ’ These words were revealed to me several times. (Author)