Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 690
690 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION O ye who have eyes]. Look how I who was condemned as the 'Pharaoh' triumphed in the end while the so-called 'Mūsa' was so overwhelmed by the plague that it did not relent without taking his life. Then again, on page 80 of the same book, Bābū Ilāhi Bakhsh threatens me with the plague in his revelation, which is as follows: رِجْزًا مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ عَلَى الْقَرْيَةِ الَّتِيْ كَانَتْ حَاضِرَةً. . . وَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌ. وَ لَا يَزِيدُ الظَّالِمِيْنَ إِلَّا تَبَارًا. Meaning that, the plague will come down from heaven and he along with his Jama'at shall fall victim to it and God will send down death and destruction upon the unjust. These are Ilāhi Bakhsh's vaunted rev- elations with which he used to regale his small number of friends, but now his friends-particularly Munshi 'Abdul-Haqq-can testify in fear of God as to who ultimately became the victim upon whom the plague descended. Then there is one more revelation of his relating to the wrath of God descending upon me which is recorded on page 83 of his book, as Translation : We shall) سَنَسِمُهُ عَلَى الْخُرْطُوْمِ مَا رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ رَمَى. follows put the brand of fire on the nose or mouth of this impostor; meaning that, We shall kill him with the plague, or that We shall cast him into the fire of Hell. (O Ilāhī Bakhsh,) this arrow that you shot was not shot by you but was shot by God. 1* Then, the following revelation is recorded on page 9, line thirteen followed مَتَّعَ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ بِطُولِ حَيَاتِكَ وَ بِطُولِ بَقَائِكَ. يَنْفُعُ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ بِطُوْلِ حَيَاتِكَ وَبِطُولِ بَقَائِكَ. by the statement: I shall certainly not die unless and until I fully carry 1. Translation: 'God Almighty will lengthen your life and by allowing you to live long in this world, He will thereby greatly benefit the Muslims. But after this Bābū Ilāhī Bakhsh survived for only six years! Revelation forecasting a long life indeed! (Author) 2. Footnote: If someone should entertain the doubt as to how it can be known that all these revelations-which Bābū Ilāhī Bakhsh had written in Aṣā-e-Musā pertain to me, let it be clear that Bābū Ilāhī Bakhsh has com- piled this book specifically to mount an offensive attack against me; there was no reason for compiling this book other than to malign and insult me. Indeed Bābū Ṣāḥib was wont to secretly circulate revelations of this kind about me among his friends, the essence of which was that I was a liar, a