Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 110
110 the Holy Quran is a living witness too. How can then the miracles pervading early prophetic history bear any comparison with mine, some of which have been witnessed by millions of human beings. Any one not blinded by prejudice must confess when fully informed of the details that the prophecies and miracles wrought by rrie are the best-established facts and greater in number and stronger in validity of proof than the miracles related of most of the earlier prophets. To satisfy himself of the truth of statement, it is the duty of every seeker after truth to personally look into my claims and weigh their evidence, because he can have access to me and my witnesses. When, therefore, there is positive evidence of the greater validity and strength of my prophecies and miracles, it is nothing but absolute denial and utter rejection of the prophetic and miraculous, to say that my revelations are illusions or hallucinations. Now. if there is anyone who entertains any doubt as to the truth of these assertions, it is his duty, if he is a God fearing man, to convene a meeting in which my signs and prophecies shall be related and then the evidence which is procurable for them, shall be taken upon oath, and recorded at length. Everyone shall then be at liberty to produce against this collection, the miracles and prophecies of any prophet or saint (except our Holy Prophet) for which the requisite proof exists. Mere narratives of wonders and marvels without any eye-witnesses ,to support their truth, cannot avail, for such legendary tales which more often have their basis in a raythmaking tendency than in any reality, abound in all people ; and if mere tales are to be depended upon, the Hindoo will not remain behind in pro- ducing the marvels wrought by ancient Rishis. The fact is that no credit can be given to the stories of marvels as against facts for which valid proof exists and the former are in comparison