Defence Against the Plague and a Criterion for the Elect of God — Page 15
DEFENCE AGAINST THE PLAGUE & A CRITERION FOR THE ELECT OF GOD The time is near when I shall raise you to a station that the world will praise. The above is with you and the below is with your enemies. Then, be steadfast until the decree of Allah arrives. A time will come upon the plague that no one will suffer from it; that is, the end is safe and secure. ☆ 15 God has said : يَدُ اللَّهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ ]The hand of Allah is over their hands', sū- rah al-Fath, 48:11], and has, thus, described His own hand as the hand of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in the words: Allah's hand was above their hands. He has also used the ex- pression: قُلْ يُعِبَادِي ]Say, O you My servants', sūrah az-Zumar, 39:54[, instead of قل يا عباد الله ]Say servants of Allah'], and as He also said: فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَذِكْرِكُمْ آبَاءَكُمْ ]'Celebrate the praises of Allah as you celebrated the praises of your fathers', sūrah al-Baqarah, 2:201]. It is, therefore, nec- essary to study these words of God with full concentration and care. Believe in them as allegorical and do not try to probe into their deeper meanings-leave that to God. Hold fast to the truth that God does not take to Himself a son; yet, there are many allegories to be found in His word. Beware, therefore, of construing literally that which is allegorical, for that would be ruin. There is a clear revelation concerning me set out in قل انما انا بشر مثلكم يوحى الي انّما الهكم اله واحد و الخير كله في القرآن : Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya [Tell them; I am but a human being like yourselves. It is revealed to me that your God is One God and that all good is contained in the Quran]. -Author ✩ Footnote: A long time ago, I had received the revelation in words as if a third person was speaking about the spread of the plague : یا مسيح الخلق عدوانا Meaning that, O Messiah who has been sent for human welfare, help us avert the plague]. But today, April 21, 1902, I have received the same revelation with an addition and it runs: یا مسيح الخلق عدوانا لن ترى من بعد موادنا و فسادنا . Meaning that, O Messiah of God, who has been sent to- wards mankind, come to our rescue and save us with your intercession. You will not hereafter perceive any wicked element or mischief from our side. That is to say, they will then reform themselves and will give up reviling and abusing me. The revelation that I have now received is in accord with the revelation mentioned in Barāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya, that