Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation)

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 643

A GREAT VICTORY—SIGN NUMBER 196 643 lifestyle in this country. However, despite the prestige and fame that he enjoyed in America and Europe, it so hap- pened by the grace of Allah the Exalted that the text of my mubahalah against him was published by the major daily newspapers of America and became well known all over Europe and America. Moreover, after it became so widely publicized, the death and destruction concerning him that was foretold in the prophecy was fulfilled with such clarity that it is impossible to conceive anything more comprehensive and perfect. Every aspect of his life was stricken with calamity. He was found to be an embezzler and although he had pro- hibited the use of liquor in his teachings, he was proven to be an imbiber of alcohol. In a state of great despair he was driven out of Zion-the city which he had himself estab- lished at a cost of hundreds of thousands of rupees. He was also deprived of seventy million rupees which he possessed in cash. His wife and son turned against him, and his father even announced that he was a illigitimate son, and it was exposed before the public that his birth was illegitimate. As for his claim that he miraculously cured the sick, all such bragging and boasting were proven false, and he suf- fered every kind of humiliation. He was finally afflicted with paralysis and had to be carried about by men like a wooden plank. Soon afterwards, he went mad due to his intense grief and sorrow, losing total control of his senses. His claim that he had a long life ahead of him and that he was getting younger by the day, while others were getting old, turned out to be a mere deception. Finally, in the very