Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 106
106 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION Take note! They indeed are the foolish ones, but they are not aware of their foolishness. When it is said to them, 'Create not disorder in the land, they retort, 'We are actually the ones who promote peace. ' Say, 'Light has descended to you from Allah, so do not reject it if you are believers. ' Do you demand any trib- ute from them which prevents them from bearing the burden of faith? Nay! We have given them the truth, but they hate to accept the truth. Deal people with kindness and mercy. Your standing among them is like Mūsā [Moses] and be patient against what they say. Will you grieve yourself to death as to why they do not believe? Follow not that of which you have no knowledge. Do not supplicate to Me in the matter of the wrongdoers; they will be drowned. Build the ark under Our supervision and Our direction. Those who enter into a covenant with you, enter into a covenant with Allah. The hand above their hands is Allah's hand. Call to mind when the one who considered you a liar and declared you a disbeliever ¹* devised a plan against you and said, 'O Hāmān, prepare a fire for me, so that I might find out about the God of Mūsā because I consider him to be a liar. ' Both hands of Abū Lahab [the Father of Flames] perished and so did he perish himself. 2* It did not behove him to enter into this affair without fear and humility. 1. The reference is to Abū Sa'id Muḥammad Husain Batālavi because he wrote the edict of apostasy and presented it to Nadhir Husain. The one who kindled the fire of apostasy in this country was indeed Nadhir Husain. ézámý tó aúlé [He received what he deserved]. (Author) 2. Abū Lahab here refers to a maulawi from Delhi, who has passed away. This prophecy was made twenty-five years ago and is recorded in Barāhin-e- Aḥmadiyya. It had already been published at the time when these maulawis had not yet issued their edicts of disbelief against me. The perpetrator of the edict of disbelief was the same maulawi from Delhi, whom Allah the Almighty called Abū Lahab and about whom He revealed the news, recorded in Barāhīn-e-Aḥmadiyya, long before the edict was framed. (Author)