Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 253
APPE N DI X to B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 253 And should you say, ‘What distinction does the prophecy have without specific determination, for calamities are wont to visit the world once in a while anyway?’; the reply is that it is a sufficiently spe- cific determination that God said that this calamity would come as a testimony for me in my own lifetime and millions who would be liv- ing at this time would still be alive and would witness this calamity, and the calamity would be such that there would be no parallel of it in this country for ages in the past. So, this specification is enough that the cataclysmic earthquake would come within my own lifetime and that of most of my opponents. And remember, the Makkan oppo- nents, too—like you—had sought specification as to the time by asking ُ مَتٰی ھٰذَا الْوَعْد [‘When will that promise be fulfilled?’], but they were not disclosed the time. His Statement— Newspapers that are sympathetic to the Islamic causes should reproduce this article in their publications and inform the public that these announcements are false, and that Mirza [Ghulam Ahmad] had not made any prophecy. My Answer— Now, what could be the reply to this, except َ ْن ی ِ لَعْنَة ُ الل ِّٰ عَلَی الْكٰذِب [‘The curse of Allah be upon the liars’]? As for the newspapers publishing the article accusing me of falsehood, the All- Powerful who has sent me does not care the least for it. What harm can the insects of the earth do to the Will of the Heavens? Before this, Ab u Jahl, may he be cursed, had instigated the peoples of Arabia—that this man (meaning that, the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was making a false claim—and he had rallied ignorant people around him. Then, ponder over his ultimate end! Was the Will of God thwarted by his mischiefs? Rather, God Almighty decided the fate of that unfortunate one in the Battle of Badr , and the religion of the true Messenger of God Almighty prevailed throughout the world. Likewise, I say in all truth that no newspaper can stop the