Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 332
B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 332 My Answer— The chastisement of عفت الدّیار [ ‘afatid-diy a r—‘ resi- dences will be wiped out’] being related to the plague cannot literally make it the plague. Besides, the statement that the phrase عفت الدّیار [ ‘afatid-diy a r—‘ residences will be wiped out’] is concerning plague, is the composition of a human. The objection would have been valid if this word had been present in Almighty God’s revelation. The revela- tion of God Almighty clearly says that it pertains to the earthquake. Refer to the revelation that was published in the same Al- H akam newspaper towards the end of December 1903, and whose words are: ا �ّ ک ززلہل اك دھ Shock of earthquake. Then five months later, in the issue of 31st May 1904 of the same news- paper, this revelation was further explained by the second revelation that:. عفت الدیار محلھا ومقامھا [Temporary residences and permanent ones will be wiped out]. Alas what an era has emerged! God’s Word is recorded in two issues of the same newspaper and one Word explains the other, but no one cares to look at it and, instead, people point towards the words of a human being—whose error cannot be attributed to the revelation of God. Such prejudice while being called the progeny of Muslims! God knows what will be its evil consequences in future. Further, I do not deny that the entire truth of any prophecy is not clear before its appointed time, and it is possible that an error may occur in human interpretation. Thus it is that there has not been any Prophet in the whole world who has never made an error in interpreting any of his prophecies. If a Prophet, however, makes any error by way of inter- pretation in explaining the meaning of his prophecy before its time, it does not diminish the glory and the honour of that prophecy itself, for