Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 574
574 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION In accordance with His prophecies, He caused a large part of the world to incline toward me. I was poor and penniless-He gave me hundreds of thousands of rupees and informed me beforehand of these great financial victories. He granted me victory in every mubahalah, accepted hundreds of my prayers and blessed me with innumerable bounties. Is it therefore conceivable that God would show such grace and kindness to a person who He knows lies in His name? Also, in the opinion of my opponents, I have been fabricating lies in the name of God for the last thirty to thirty-two years and that what I fabri- cate during the night, I present in the morning as the Word of God. And yet, as a result, God still grants me victories over those who style themselves 'true believers'; moreover, on the occasion of a mubaha- lah, He either causes those who are opposed to me to die or disgraces them with humiliation. Additionally, in keeping with His prophe- cies, He is bringing people towards me and manifesting thousands of Signs. He helps me in every conflict, in every way, and at the time of every difficulty. He never vouchsafes such help to anyone unless they are truthful nor does He manifest such Signs in their support. * Even then, if Maulawi Thanā’ullāh, who nowadays exceeds the other clerics in deriding, ridiculing, and abusing me, does not stop this foul behaviour, I would happily accept an offer to enter into a mubahalah with him. But this mubahalah will not be held in Amritsar. I still have not forgotten the treatment meted out to me by the Ahl-e-Hadith of that area when I rose to describe the beauties of Islamic teachings there in a gathering—as everyone knows—they prevented me from 1. It is quite remarkable that except me all those who claimed to be Mujaddids—like Nawab Şiddiq Hasan Khān of Bhopal and Maulawi ‘Abdul- Hayy of Lucknow-died at the very beginning of the fourteenth century. And by the grace of Allah the Exalted, I have witnessed a quarter part of the century and Nawab Siddiq Ḥasan Khān of Bhopal writes in his book Hijajul- Kirāmah that a true Mujaddid is one who is granted at least a quarter of a century. Now O my opponents!-Be fair at least in something. After all, you are accountable to God! (Author)