Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 3
WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THIS BOOK? 3 against good and righteous people; if in my soul there is nothing else but mischief, evil, malefaction, and selfishness; if I have set up a business for simply deceiving the world; if, according to them, God forbid, I do not even believe in God; if there is no evil that is not to be found in me and I possess all the sins of the world, and my soul is replete with every kind of wrongdoing; if I have usurped the wealth of many and abused many (who were as pure as angels); and if I have surpassed all in every evil and fraud; then what is the mystery behind this that—albeit I was the one who was evil, wicked, perfidious, and a liar—whenever a so-called ‘saintly' person arose to confront me, he himself was destroyed; whosoever initiated a mubahalah [prayer duel] against me, he himself was ruined; whosoever cursed me, himself fell prey to his own curse; and whosoever filed a case against me in court, was himself defeated? You will witness the proofs of these occurrences, by way of illustration, in this very book. It should have thus happened at the time of such confrontations that I myself should have perished or been struck by lightning. Moreover, there would have been no need for anyone to stand up against me, for God Himself is the enemy of a crim- inal. Hence for God's sake!—think why the contrary has occurred. Why did the 'pious' perish when opposing me, and why did God save me in every single confrontation? Does this not prove to be a miracle in my favour? Therefore, it is a matter of gratitude that the evils that are [falsely] attributed to me also substantiate my excellence. The Author, Mirza Ghulam Ahmadsa, the Promised Messiah of Qadian