A Great Victory for Ahmadiyyat — Page 17
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 17 ] indicates a simple majority would not be the Great Multitude because most people in these times would be involved in mischief. ( Ibid. ) In other words the best of times does not refer to the period in which, according to the Holy Prophet s a himself, falsehood would spread. This is a very valid and cogent point, which cannot be questioned. The Holy Prophet sa did talk about the ‘Great Multitude’, but at the same time, he also pointed out that the best of times is limited to three periods or generations. After that, falsehood and spiritual darkness would start spreading. To draw a valid conclusion from the opinions of the masses during this period is a baseless attempt. The quotation continues: This was an important and valid point expressed by my friend and I concur with it. ( Ibid. ) Prophecy About the Righteous Sect This point [about the time of the ‘Great Multitude’ being limited to the time of the Holy Prophet sa and the three gen- erations after him] is indeed valid and useful. But, it is use- ful for us and not for our opponents. The majority of people that were to live during the time that the Holy