Blessings of Prayer — Page 2
Barak a tud Du‘ a 2 have learnt that some other newspapers have also found this word of truth disagreeable. In fact, it quite pleases me to see that this prophecy is gaining publicity and fame at the very hands of the opponents. In response to this criticism, I consider it sufficient for the time being to say that God Almighty has done what He wished and as He wished. It is not of my doing. As regards the objection that such a prophecy shall fulfil no purpose and some doubts will still re- main in this connection, I consider it to be premature. I freely admit and reiterate that if, as the critics believe, this prophecy results in some ordinary fever or he 2 suffers a little pain or a bout of cholera, after which he fully recovers, it will not be considered a prophecy, rather it will amount to fraud and deception, for no one is free from such illness and we all fall sick at one time or the other. Thus, in such a situation, I will still deserve the punishment that I have stated. But if this prophecy manifests itself in such a way that the signs of Divine wrath are clearly and openly witnessed, then let it be known that it is from God Almighty. The fact is that the inherent greatness and awe of a prophecy does not require that 2 Lekhram of Peshawar. [Publishers]