Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 707
A SHINING SIGN—SIGN NUMBER 198 خدا تا دل مرد نامد بدرد پیچ قومی را خدا رُسوا نه کرد 707 God does not humiliate a people so long as the heart of a man of God does not cry in anguish. With the fear of God Almighty in your heart, do tell me if this was indeed your wish and true desire that Ilāhī Bakhsh should die of the plague in total frustration while his opponent—about whom he had so publicly announced before thousands that he would die of the plague-be safeguarded by God from the plague and be blessed with extraordinary success from Him and demonstrate hundreds of Signs in his support to the extent that Ilāhi Bakhsh's death, too, should become one such Sign. Did the revelation received by Ilāhī Bakhsh, namely, meaning that, God will distinguish the pious from يَمِيْزُ الْخَبِيْثَ مِنَ الطَّيِّبِ the impious, really mean that Ilāhī Bakhsh would die of the plague leaving many mourners behind? How harsh and bitter that day was for Munshi 'Abdul-Haqq and his friends when Bābū—who was their spiritual guide-died of the plague contrary to all his claims and left them in a most painful state indeed! What is more, he left behind a house infested with plague related substances. May God Almighty grant his companions wisdom even now so that they may recognize the truth! Then, on page 294 [of his book], there is another revelation of قُلْ جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا. قُلْ لَّسْتَ his which is as follows Meaning: Truth has مُرْسَلًا ذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا وَيَلْعَبُوْا حَتَّى يُلَاقُوْا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِي كَانُوا يُوْعَدُوْنَ. come and falsehood has vanished. Tell your opponent'-meaning this humble one- -"You are not from God. " Leave them alone, engaged for a few days in their fun and pastime until that promised day comes, the day of death by the plague that has been promised. Holy is Allah! What kind of revelations are these and what kind of 'truth' was this which retreated before 'falsehood', proving the revelation to be false? And what kind of a promise of plague was this which mistak- enly recoiled upon the recipient of the revelation himself! Let some