Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 148
148 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION overjoyed as if they had chanced upon a bounteous treasure. But they need not be so jubilant; instead, they ought to recall [the plight of] the first Charagh Din. God, who has always denied them such pleas- ures still exists, and just as His prophecy foretold the end of the first Charagh Din, so also has the same Omniscient and All-Knowing God foretold the end of the second Charāgh Dīn; that is, 'Abdul-Hakim Khān. Hence, there is no reason to rejoice; be patient and wait for the final outcome. Besides, it is peculiar why they exult so much over the apostasy of an ignorant apostate! It is God's grace upon me that if person renounces on account of his own misfortune, thousands come to replace him. a What is more, can it be concluded from the apostasy of an apostate that the faith he forsook is not true? Are our opposing clerics unaware that many a wretch turned apostate in the time of Ḥaḍrat Mūsā, many defected from Haḍrat ‘Īsā, and, similarly, many wretched and unfortu- nate persons turned apostate in the days of our Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him? Thus, Musailimah Kadhdhāb too was one of the apostates. Considering all this, only the foolish would dare gloat over the apostasy of 'Abdul-Hakim Khān and consider it an argument against the truthful Movement. Of course, such people become the cause of a false happiness that lasts a few days but that joy soon dissipates. This is the same ‘Abdul-Ḥakīm Khān who had earlier mentioned me by name in his book and had written that a person did not believe in my claim to be the Promised Messiah. It was then shown to him ['Abdul-Hakim Khān] in a dream that this denier would die of the plague which, in fact, he did. But now he himself, having turned apos- tate, insolently vilifies and abuses me and makes false accusations. Has the time of the plague expired now? I have already explained that the entity called Tauhid, which is the basis of salvation and which is something distinct from satanic Tauḥīd, cannot be attained except through belief in, and submission to, the Prophet of the time; that is, the Holy Prophet, may peace and