Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 726
726 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION the revelations, including notes and commentary, for the benefit of the general public. Thus, from page 19 to the end of the book, he has published all his revelations, holding back some as pertain to my pun- ishment. In any case, in some of those that have been published in the book, he calls me a liar; in some he designates me an impostor, while in some others a dajjāl, an accursed one, a swindler, an unjust one, and a disbeliever. In the same vein, his 'revelations' confer a number of names upon me but God has settled the matter on the basis of his use of a sin- gle word-liar-which means that I have excessively lied in the name of God and ascribed my lies to Him. The people who will read pages 4 and 7 of the book 'Aṣā-e-Mūsā will realize that I had sought Allah's verdict on this accusation levelled against me by Bābū. Allah's curse is upon the one who lies. In addition, God Himself promises in the Holy Quran that anyone who lies in His name shall never escape pun- ishment, nor shall one who denigrates the Word of God ever be saved from punishment. From all of this, it is clear that Bābū Ilāhī Bakhsh's death by the plague on 6 April 1907 was in fact the verdict of God which was finally delivered by His court. One may accept it or not, but I declare war مَنْ عَادى لي وَلِيًّا فَقَدْ أذَنْتُه بِالْحَرْبِ. in accordance with the hadith on anyone who is the enemy of My friend'], Bābū has seen for himself the end of the battle. Now his friends claim he has attained martyrdom. Nevertheless, it is my prayer that all mischief-mongers and enemies of truth be ‘martyred' in the same way. Āmīn, again āmīn. Second Part-Comprising a statement of the revelations concerning Bābū Ilāhī Bakhsh, the Accountant, that God Almighty revealed to me. When Bābū Ilāhī Bakhsh compiled his book Aṣā-e-Mūsā, the sole intent of the compilation was to denounce me as Pharaoh and to claim his very self as Mūsā [Moses]. He repeatedly wrote: 'I receive the reve- lation from God that this man'—meaning me—is a chronic liar, dajjāl