The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 422
422. Essence of Islam-III grant him forgiveness and success, to Mr. 'Abdullāh. Atham. I have read your letter, which is on page 10 of the 21 September 1894 issue of Nur Afshān. I regret to say that you have done your best to conceal the truth in this letter. Through revelation, I have obtained from God. Almighty certain and definite knowledge, which is as clear as the rising sun, that you were deeply affected by the greatness and truth of Islām during the period appointed in the prophecy, and that is why you were terrified of its fulfilment. I affirm on oath, in the name of. Allah the Glorious, that what I am saying is true; this is what I have been told by God Almighty, Who is aware of the perceptions of a human heart and has the knowledge of a man's most secret thoughts. If this statement of mine is not true, may God cause me to die in your life. This is why I wanted you to make an affirmation on oath, in a public meeting, in the words and manner that I have suggested, so that the matter may be decided between us, and the world may not remain in the dark anymore. If you so desire, I can make an affirmation on oath for a period extending, in my case, to one, two, or even three years, because I know that a truthful person is not destroyed, but only the person whom falsehood has already ruined will be destroyed. If I am called upon to make an affirmation on oath concerning the truth of my revelation, or the truth of Islām, I will not require a penny from you, but if you make the required affirmation on oath, you will be handed bags containing three thousand rupees in advance. [Majmu'ah Ishtihārāt, vol. 2, pp. 86-87]. It is incumbent upon Mr. Atham. . . to satisfy us by the simple and easy means of a statement on oath that he did not stand in awe of my prophecy, rather he was only