Defence Against the Plague and a Criterion for the Elect of God — Page 19
Defence Against the Plague & A Criterion for the Elect of God 19 British India resides there. In the same way, Miań Shams-ud-D i n and members of his Anjuman Himayat-e-Islam should make a prophecy about Lahore, that it shall remain protected against the plague. And the accountant, Munshi Ilahi Baksh, who claims to receive revelation, has an opportunity to aid the Anjuman-e- Himayat-e-Islam by making a prophecy concerning [the protec - tion of ] Lahore. It would also be appropriate for Abdul-Jabbar and Abdul-Haqq to make a prophecy concerning the city of Amritsar. Moreover, since Wahh a bism prevails in Delhi, it would be appropriate for Nadh i r Husain and Muhammad Husain to make a prophecy that Delhi shall remain protected from the plague. So, in this way, the whole of the Punjab will be delivered from this fatal disease. And the government too will be absolved of its responsibility at no cost. But should they fail to do so, it will perforce be determined that the true God is He who has raised His Messenger in Qadian. In the end, remember that if all of these people—among whom are Muslim claimants to revelation, A ryah pundits, and Christian priests—remain quiet, this will prove that they are all liars and the day will dawn when Qadian, shining as the sun, will show that it is a station of the truthful one. Finally, Miań Shams-ud-D i n should be aware that he is not justified in his hope for the acceptance of prayers, which he has expressed by reciting the verse 1 ْنَّمَا ُبْيِجُّي َّرَطْضُمْلا. For, in the Book of God the word مضطر [ mu dt arr ] only refers to those who suffer on account of a trial, not those who are tormented by a punishment. This 1. ‘Or, Who answers the distressed person,’ ( s u rah an-Naml, 27:63). [Publisher]