Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 330
330 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION ground, saying 'O our Lord! Forgive us, we were in error. They will address you thus, 'By God! God has chosen you out of us all, and we were in error. ' Then God will address those who repent, 'There is no reprimand for you this day because you have come to believe; God shall forgive you your earlier offences as He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy. In short, this prophecy foretells two events of the unseen: (1) Firstly, in the future, bitter opponents will appear from amongst my compatriots and the flame of jealousy will rage in them as it did in the brothers of Yusufs. This will turn them into bitter enemies and they will hatch plots of all kinds for [my] death and destruction. That opponents will arise from amongst [my] compatriots and will com- mit great mischief is a prophecy because it is recorded in Barahin- e-Aḥmadiyya and twenty-five years have lapsed since. At that time, I had no enemy from among my people, for even Barāhīn-e-Aḥmadiyya had not yet been published and there was no reason for any opposi- tion. Hence, without doubt, the news that a time would come when such bitter enemies would make their appearance who, on account of the Islamic brotherhood, were like brethren before, is news from the unseen that God disclosed before the event and was recorded in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya. (2) The second event of the unseen in this prophecy is that the eventual outcome of this opposition had been disclosed that, in the end, the opponents will remain frustrated and unsuccessful; and many from among them, quite like Yusuf's brothers, will repent. At that time, quite like Yusuf, God will adorn my humble self with the crown of honour and bestow such majesty and grandeur as would be beyond anyone's expectation. A substantial part of this prophecy has already been fulfilled, for many enemies have emerged who seek my destruction. The fact of the matter is that they are even worse in their evil intentions than Yusuf's brothers. But God Almighty has humiliated them by subordinat- ing hundreds of thousands of people to me and by bestowing special