Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 378
378 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION. . . under our regime these schoolboys have political potential- ities so powerful that their action has compelled the resigna- tion of a Lieutenant-Governor! His successor has, no doubt received and accepted a "mandate" [from the higher authorities] to deal in a conciliatory spirit with these Babu urchins. Now mark the clarity with which this prophecy was fulfilled. God con- tinues to manifest ever fresh Signs. Alas! How heedless are the hearts that they still do not accept. I have become so filled with conviction because of these successive Signs as an ocean is filled with water. But what a pity! My opponents have not tasted even a single drop of this pure water. One simply cannot imagine the enormity of this misfortune. There is not a single nation among whom the Signs in my favour have not appeared, and there is not a sect that is not a witness to my Signs. It would be no exaggeration to say that the number of witnesses to these Signs is as much as 100,000,000. But the plight of the oppo- nents is pitiable indeed that they did not derive any benefit from these Signs. Had these Signs that have been shown to them, been shown to the Jews at the time of Ḥaḍrat Īsā Ibn-e-Maryam [Jesus son of Mary], they would not have been characterized as those smitten with abasement']. Had Lūt's [Lot's] people witnessed these Signs, they would not have been buried under the earth on account of that massive earthquake. But, woe be upon these hearts that proved to be harder than stone! The darkness that has overtaken their hearts exceeds every kind of darkness. The fact of the matter is that just as the world has pro- gressed in respect of all kinds of material means, so has it advanced in disbelief and lack of faith. Hence this 'advanced' disbelief requires that it should not be visited by any ordinary chastisement, rather it should be overtaken by a chastisement the like of which has never descended since the beginning of the world. At any rate, thousands of thanks be to God that the light that our opponents refused to accept and remained blind, the same light became the cause of advancement of our own sight and spiritual insight.