Defence Against the Plague and a Criterion for the Elect of God — Page 13
DEFENCE AGAINST THE PLAGUE & A CRITERION FOR THE ELECT OF GOD 13 no one has knowledge of the unseen. Hence, for riddance from this plague, the message which God has given to me is that people should accept me with sincere hearts as the Promised Messiah. If I too had made my claim without any proof, in the way that Miań Shams-ud-Din, Secretary of Himayat-e-Islam Lahore, or Reverend Weitbrecht have in their announcements, then like them I would also have been deemed one who speaks nonsense. However, my pronouncements are those which were made prior to the present time, and today they have been fulfilled. Moreover, even in these days God has given me news. The Lord of Honour and Glory says in this respect: ما كان الله ليعذبهم و انت فيهم انه اوى القرية لو لا الاكرام لهلك المقام انى انا الرحمن دافع الاذى انى لا يخاف لديّ المرسلون اني حفیظ۔ انى مع الرسول اقوم والوم من يلوم - افطر و اصوم غضبت غضبًا شديدًا - الامراض تشاع۔ والنفوس تضاع الا الذين أمنوا و لم يلبسوا ايمانهم بظلم اولئك لهم الا من و هم مهتدون انا نأتى الارض ننقصها من اطرافها انى اجهز الجيش فاصبحوا في دارهم جاثمين- سنريهم أيتنا فى الأفاق و في انفسهم نصر من الله و فتح مبين اني بايعتك بايعنى ربّى انت منّى بمنزلة اولادى * انت منّى و انا منك عسى ان يبعثك ربّك مقاما محمودًا - الفوق معك والتحت مع اعداءك فاصبر حتى يأتى الله بأمره يأتى على جهنم زمان ليس فيها احد۔ Translation: Allah would not chastise the residents of Qadian while you are among them. He has given shel- ter to this town from the plague to invade and destroy. . و the form of a prophecy, and it is this: لا تخاطبنى فى الذين ظلموا انهم مغرقون Meaning that: Do not intercede with Me on behalf of those people who do not repent from cruelty, defiance, corruption, and abusive language, because they will be drowned. -Author