Defence Against the Plague and a Criterion for the Elect of God — Page 41
DEFENCE AGAINST THE PLAGUE & A CRITERION FOR THE ELECT OF GOD 41 Endnote Number Two Last night, just at the time of the eclipse of the moon, I received a revelation concerning Charagh Din: اني اذيب من يريب I shall destroy, I shall demolish, [and] I shall punish him if he remains in doubt, does not believe in it, and does not retract his claim of being a Messenger and a Commissioned One, and does not seek forgiveness of those helpers in the cause of Allah, who have been serving and providing assistance for a long period of time, and keeping company day and night. This is because he has disrespected all the sincere members of the Community and has exalted himself above all of them. This is despite the fact that time and again God had praised them in Barāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya, referred to them as the sābiqin,¹ and said: اصحاب الصفة و ما ادراك ما اصحاب الصفة [Meaning that, they are Ashābus-Suffah² in the eyes of 1. Literally, 'Those who are foremost in faith. [Publisher] 2. In one corner of the Holy Prophet's mosque in Madinah, a covered plat- form was prepared which was known as the Suffah. This served as the resting place of indigent Emigrants who dedicated themselves to the worship of Allah, the company of the Holy Prophetsaw, and recitation of the Holy Quran. They became known as Aşḥābus-Suffah. In a revelation to the Promised Messiahas, his Companions who had left their homes to reside in Qadian were also honoured with the same title. [Publisher]