Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 525
REMEDY FOR PLAGUE-CHARĀGH DIN'S DECLARATION WHEN AHMADI 525 submission to Ahmadiyya. Whosoever remains within it, will certainly survive. Because we firmly believe that this calamity, which is leading the world to annihilation by killing people, is due only to the opposition to His Holiness the Imam of the Age, peace be upon him, so it would be contrary to the way of Allah for this calamity to adversely affect the sincere fol- lowers of His Holiness in any way. This is an established truth borne out by hundreds of prec- edents recorded in the Holy Quran that, in the earlier ages, the sincere believers of the Prophets, peace be upon them, had been saved at the time of chastisements. This is not something that was operative in the past alone. It is still in operation today as 1 -but with the con كَذلِكَ حَقٌّ عَلَيْنَا نُنْجِى الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ ' says the Holy Quran dition that one must be a sincere believer; for, if one is not a believer, one cannot escape simply because of a physical famil- ial nearness of relationship as is illustrated by the case of the wife of Prophet Lūṭ [Lot] and the wife and son of Prophet Nūḥ [Noah]. Therefore, it is incumbent upon each and every believing Ahmadi brother that he keep himself engaged in praying and seeking forgiveness, always trembling and fearful lest he be guilty of any major or minor opposition to His Holiness the Imamas of the Age, so that we continue to redeem ourselves from all the defiance that is frequently committed by us due to our ignorance in subtle matters and that God Almighty may save us from His retribution. And as far as we know, we must safeguard ourselves from every disobedience to our Guide, the Imam of the Age, peace be upon him, because this chastisement is destruction for the opponents and a warning and an object lesson for us. Therefore, every one of our brothers should take 1. This is as transcribed in Charāgh Din's original declaration. The actual text in the Holy Quran is (Sūrah Yūnus, 10:104). [Publisher]