Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 255
APPE N DI X to B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 255 Now listen with open ears! This prophecy had two parts and both were conditional. One part was conditionally related to the death of Ahmad Baig, meaning that it was prophesied that if he did not abide by the conditions laid down by God Almighty, he would die before the completion of three years. And not just him but with him there would be several deaths of his relatives too. So, because he—out of insolence—could not observe any of the conditions, God took him away from this world even before the stipulated period had elapsed, and several other deaths also occurred along with it. But the part of the prophecy that pertained to Ahmad Baig’s son- in-law, was deferred because the remaining people developed fear according to the purport of the condition and became very frightened. And this can be understood by everyone that if there is any prophecy about the death of two persons and one of them dies within the stipu- lated time, fear naturally develops in the heart of the second person. So it was inevitable that the associates of Ahmad Baig’s son-in-law should have become fearful in their hearts upon witnessing Ahmad Baig’s death. Hence, when God saw the fear of those people, He delayed the part of the prophecy that related to the death of the son-in-law, in keeping with His promise. This is similar to what transpired in the case of the prophecy of death concerning Deputy ‘Abdull a h A tham and Pundit Lekh Ram. Since Deputy ‘Abdull a h A tham showed much fear on hearing the prophecy about his death, his death was deferred and he lived a few months longer than the stipulated period, but Lekh Ram exhibited great insolence upon hearing the prophecy and surpassed all limits in vilification. Therefore, he was removed from this world even before the original term limit. The fact is that prophecies made by God’s Messengers which con- tain the news about someone’s death or some other calamity, are called prophecies of wa‘ i d [warning]. And it is divine practice that such prophecies can be averted or delayed through repentance and seeking forgiveness, regardless of whether there is any condition in them or not,