Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 289
POSTSCRIPT-SIGN NUMBER 71 289 pres- It was published in al-Hakam and al-Badr. And then all the above-mentioned supplications, which were made only after suffering extreme persecution from my enemies, found acceptance in the ence of Allah, and, in accordance with the prophecies, the chastisement of the plague rained down upon them like fire and thousands of ene- mies, who rejected and reviled me, perished. I will mention here some bitter opponents by way of illustration. Thus, first, Maulawi Rusul Bābā, resident of Amritsar is worth mentioning, who wrote a book in my refutation; he used very abu- sive language and lied out of love for this temporary life. Eventually, in keeping with the promise of God, he was destroyed by the plague. After him, there was another person named Muḥammad Bakhsh, a Deputy Inspector at Batala, who girded up his loins for hostility and persecution. He too died of the plague. After him another person, named Charagh Dīn of Jammu, arose. He claimed to be a Messenger. He referred to me as the Dajjāl [Antichrist] and claimed that during a dream, Hadrat Īsā had given him his staff that he might kill this Dajjāl with the staff of ‘Īsā. He, too, along with both of his sons died of plague on 4 April 1906 in accordance with my prophecy that was specifi- cally about him and was published during his lifetime in my booklet Dāfi'ul-Bala'i wa Mi'yāru Ahlil-Iṣṭifā'. Where did the staff of ‘Īsā go with which he sought to kill me? And what happened to his 'revela- tion, namely [I indeed am of the Messengers']? Alas! Most people pronounce their egoistic suggestions to be revelation prior to self-purification. This is why they eventually die in ignominy and disgrace. Besides these, there were many others who had crossed all limits in inflicting injury and insolence and did not fear the wrath of God Almighty. Day in and day out, they were busy hurling ridicule, taunts, and abuses at me. In the end, they all fell prey to the plague. For instance, Munshi Maḥbūb ‘Ālam Aḥmadī writes from Lahore: 'I had an uncle named Nūr Aḥmad who was a resident of village Bhiri Chatha, Tehsil Hafizabad. One day he asked me why Mirza Sahib did not demonstrate any Sign in support of his claim of being the Messiah?