Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 744
744 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION of retribution. For instance, Sūm Rāj did not die until he had seen his dear children die of the plague. Such is the punishment for mischief and impudence. Notwithstanding, I still cannot believe that the rest of their ilk who are living in Qadian will desist from their mischief. On account of their abuse and blasphemy, the souls of the chosen Prophets as are crying before the All-Powerful God. Without doubt these holy souls do have such position of honour that the jealousy of God should flare up for their sake. Therefore, know for sure that these people are planting the seed of their destruction with their own hands. Remember! Those who are evil-natured people can never prosper. How can a tree which is dried up as well as poisonous, ever deserve to be protected? On the contrary, it shall, in fact, be the first to be hewn down. Further, do not think that the death of these three persons from the plague constitutes only a single Sign; rather, it constitutes three Signs. For my part, I now wait to see who will succeed them in Qadian and similarly proclaim in newspapers that this person—that is, myself is a pretender and a liar and that he has witnessed no heavenly Sign concerning me! OĀryas of Qadian! Fear the wrath of God! Do not be ever-ready to lie. God can decimate the unjust and the insolent in a single moment. Had the grand Signs that you have seen ever been witnessed by an Aryah of goodly disposition, he would have accepted them. Is there a human being who can predict that after the days of his anonymity and helplessness, a time would come when hundreds of thousands of human beings would become his followers and that the machinations of his enemies would not be able to avert the fulfilment of the proph- ecy? Moreover, who can predict when he has nothing, that a time would come when a whole world would turn to him with gifts and wealth of all kinds, and that God would instil the desire to help him in their hearts with the utmost sincerity and fidelity, and to be sacrificed in his path? Therefore-O Āryas!—you are only too well aware that during the days of my anonymity and poverty, God disclosed this same