Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 355
APPE N DI X to B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 355 in this regard in the Announcement be a white lie? Does the breaking asunder of the mountain not necessarily signify an earthquake? Is it not a clear promise here that He shall make the breaking asunder of the mountain a Sign for this servant of His, and this incident shall signify help and support of Allah? And can there be better and clearer words than those found on page 5161 wherein it is stated: ولنجعلہ اٰیۃ للنّاس That is, ‘We shall make the rending asunder of the mountain a Sign for the people. ’ Likewise, what could be a more explicit statement than the one given on page 557 of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya because first the promise was made for breaking asunder of the mountain and then it was said: قوّۃ الرحمٰن لِعُبَید الل ّٰ الصمد Meaning: ‘It shall come about by the power of God for the support and succour of His servant?’ Whoever, despite these explanations, considers such a clear prophecy to be a white lie, we can only say that his own eyes have turned white; for, he considers the bright day to be the night. Besides, the context in which this verse appears in the Holy Quran also points to an earthquake; for, the Torah clearly has it, to this day, that when the mountain was rent asunder to show M u s a a Sign of power of Providence, it was the result of an earthquake. If someone does not accept this even after so many testimonies, he is not free from either of these two states: Either there is something amiss with his senses and he has a defect in his eyesight, or the veil of extreme prejudice has deprived 1. In the 2008 edition of R uha n i Khaz a ’in, the referenced text appears in vol. 1, page 616. In the 2016 English translation of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part IV, this text appears on page 395. [Publisher]