Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 147
POSTSCRIPT―RESPONSE TO SOME CRITICS' OBJECTIONS 147 be destroyed. The might of God! That paper was still with the copy- writer who was occupied in writing its lithograph copy when Charāgh Din departed forever—along with both his sons—that very same day. فَاعْتَبِرُوا يَأولى الْأَبْصَارِ Such are my opposing claimants of revelation who denounce me as the Dajjal. No one ponders over their fate. In short, the coterie of clerics failed to realize their heart's desire even after allying themselves with Charagh Din, the apostate. Then after this, yet another 'Charāgh Din' appeared; namely, Doctor 'Abdul-Hakīm Khān. This man, too, calls me a dajjāl and like the earlier Charāgh Din counts himself among the Messengers. But it is not known whether or not he too has been given-like the first Charagh Din-a staff by Ḥadrat ‘Īsāas with which to kill me. 2 However, in his arrogance and conceit, he has greatly surpassed the earlier Charagh Din; he is better versed than him in abuse and excels him in slander. At the apostasy of this blazing handful of dust, the clerics were ཎྜ 1. So take a lesson, O ye who have eyes! (Surah al-Ḥashr, 59:3) [Publisher] 2. Given that Hadrat 'Isaas gave the staff to Charāgh Dīn to kill me, it is not known why this fury and anger was roused in his heart. If he became dis- pleased because I publicized his [Jesus'] death throughout the world, then it is his error. I did not publicize it. Rather, it was publicized by Him whose creation Hadrat ‘Īsā is, like we are. If there is any doubt about it, look at this ,Muhammad is only a Messenger. Verily مَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولُ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ verse ,But since You did cause me to die] فَلَمَّا تَوَفَيْتَنِي كُنتَ اَنْتَ الرَّقِيْبَ عَلَيْهِمْ also the verse all Messengers have passed away before him, (Surah Āl-e-Imrān, 3:145)] and You have been the Watcher over them, (Surah al-Ma'idah, 5:118)]. The sur- prising part of it is that the one to whom he gives his staff, he himself perish- es. Some staff that is! I have heard that this second Charāgh Dīn i. e. 'Abdul- Hakim Khān too has, like the first Charāgh Dīn, made some prophecy about my death, but it is not known whether there is any mention of the staff in it or not. (Author)