The Devotion of Life — Page 507
507 He became extremely arrogant and said, ‘I would rather my mind stops functioning than accept his false Messiah, so that I do not have to consider this Indian Missionary’s talk and thus remain protected from this mischief. ’ God Almighty’s punishment comes silently. Arrogance and pride of even the greatest person are crushed when he faces the Glory and Omnipotence of God. The kind of end he had desired was exactly what transpired. Within a few months, he received the punishment he had asked for. He lost his mind and his condition became so miserable that one could not bear to watch it. He lived for about two and a half years struggling between life and death and then passed away in a horrible condition, which became an example for others. ” A heart-rending incident demonstrating a more severe form of Divine punishment than this incident, took place in Singapore. A pious Ahmadi of Singapore relates, “I and late Maulana Ghulam Hussain Ayaz Sahib used to eat at a small restaurant belonging to a Pathan from Hazara. One day, when he came to know that we were Ahmadi, he became furious and using extremely vulgar language, he kicked us out of his shop. Even then, his anger did not subside and he started to abuse the Promised Messiah as using foul language. He called the Promised Messiah as a liar and Dajjal and that he died, God forbid, in a toilet. God Almighty had promised to the Promised Messiah as : ‘Inni muheenun man irada ihanataka’