Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 285
POSTSCRIPT-SIGN NUMBER 62 285 That boy is still alive and is a Reader in the Resettlement Department of some district. It was later disclosed to me that this revelation was an indication of my brother's death. Accordingly, my brother died suddenly two or three days thereafter, and that son of mine was grieved by his death. Sharampat, who is an extremely prej- udiced Āryah, became a witness by getting involved in this chain of events. If you ask why the meaning of the divine revelation was not dis- closed at that very moment, my rejoinder is that the meanings of the Quranic acronyms have not been disclosed even until now. Who knows what means, and what 2 means, and what 3 means? 4919 13117 Moreover, about the verse, hadith reports that the Holy Prophet said, 'I still do not know its meaning. ' He also said, 'I was given a bunch of heavenly grapes that was meant for Abū Jahl. I could not understand its implication until Ikrimah, his son, embraced Islam. ' Also, he had said: 'I was shown the land to which I was to migrate but it did not occur to me that it was Madinah. In short, such objections arise in the hearts on account of ignorance about the ways of Allah. 62. SIXTY-SECOND SIGN-Is the prophecy about the ruin of the Turkish Consul, the details of which are recorded in my books. 63. SIXTY-THIRD SIGN―There is a prophecy of God Almighty recorded in Barāhīn-e-Aḥmadiyya that I shall be saved from assassina- tion attempts and other machinations. Accordingly, despite a number of attacks, God Almighty has saved me to this day from the evil of the enemies. 1. Surah Tā Hā, 20:2 [Publisher] 2. Surah al-Qalam, 68:2 [Publisher] 3. Surah Maryam, 19:2 [Publisher] 4. The hosts shall soon be routed (Surah al-Qamar, 54:46). [Publisher]