Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 319
POSTSCRIPT-SIGN NUMBER IOO 319 In addition, there are so many others who know about this proph- ecy. They also know that a letter was sent to Munshi Ilāhī Bakhsh and that the aforesaid reply had, in fact, been received. Hence, it is abso- lutely impossible for the two Āryas to deny the prophecy or for Ilāhī Bakhsh to refuse to acknowledge that he sent the letter. Even if they do refuse, the point can still be settled whether Sarwar Khan does or does not have any relationship with Arbāb Lashkar Khan. 100. HUNDREDTH SIGN-Is the prophecy recorded on page 241 of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, which reads as follows: لَا تَيْنَ مِنْ رَّوْحِ اللَّهِ. أَلَا إِنَّ رَوْحَ اللَّهِ قَرِيْبٌ أَلَا إِنَّ نَصْرَ اللَّهِ قَرِيْبٌ يَأْتِيَكَ مِنْ كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍ، يَأْتُونَ مِنْ كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍ يَنْصُرُكَ اللهُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ. يَنْصُرُكَ رِجَالٌ نُوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ. وَ لَا تُصَعِّرْ لِخَلْقِ اللَّهِ وَ لَا تَسْتَمْ مِّنَ النَّاسِ. (Translation) 'Despair not of the mercy of Allah. Hearken! indeed the mercy of Allah is near. Hearken, the help of Allah is near. ' Help will come to you by every track. People will come to you by every route so that the track will become deep due to excessive travel. Allah will help you from Himself. It is incumbent upon you not to be arrogant towards them and you must not get tired of receiving them in large numbers. ' See Barāhīn-e-Aḥmadiyya, p. 241, published 1881 and 1882, printed at the Safir-e-Hind press, Amritsar. ¹ Twenty-five years have now passed since this prophecy was published in Barāhīn-e-Aḥmadiyya. This prophecy dates back to the time when I was hidden in obscurity and none of these people, who are now with me, knew me. And I was not one of those who are renowned for any authority. In short, there was nothing and I was just one in a crowd, utterly unknown. With the exception of a few people who 1. The referenced text appears in the 2016 English translation of Barāhīn-e- Aḥmadiyya, Part 3, p. 208-209 and 211-212, and also Rūḥāni Khaza'in, vol. 1, pages 267-268, published in 2008. [Publisher]