Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 309
POSTSCRIPT-SIGN NUMBER 92 309 [towards me] please consider: Don't the Christians abuse the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and ridicule him; have they not written hundreds of thousands of books denigrating the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him; and have they not mocked him to the extreme? But did the Prophethood of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, become suspect by such mischief from these wretched people or was he disgraced by it? Allah the Exalted says: يحَسْرَةً عَلَى الْعِبَادِ مَا يَأْتِيهِمْ مِنْ رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِهُونَ. 1. Bu Meaning that, no Messenger has ever come who was not ridiculed by the ignorant. What needs to be considered is whether they were justi- fied in their ridicule, or was it sheer devilish mischief and wickedness on their part? It is an established fact that Ātham remained alive for a few days in accordance with the prophecy and then, in accordance with the prophecy, he died within fifteen months. The delay in his death was due to his retraction. It is common knowledge that Ātham, in the pres- ence of some seventy witnesses, retracted from his statement of using the word Dajjal [for the Holy Prophets₁]. Therefore, God delayed his death by a few months, but after a few days He caused him to depart this world because the second prophecy also stipulated that, even though it was delayed, still Ātham would die within fifteen months. Thence, eleven years have elapsed since he died, but I am still alive. Did Ātham not retract from his statement of using the word Dajjāl [for the Holy Prophets] in the presence of some seventy persons? Therefore, was it not necessary that he should have been granted some respite? I am utterly astounded as to why people deny such a clear and precise prophecy? In the end, one cannot help saying that those with flawed thinking cannot understand what is plain and simple. They call 1. Alas for mankind! There comes not a Messenger to them but they mock at him (Surah Ya Sin, 36:31). [Publisher]