Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 60
60 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION knows it well that the Holy Quran has testified to the death of Hadrat Īsā through its word, and the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has affirmed the same through his eyewitness testimony; that is, he has narrated that he had seen Ḥaḍrat Masīḥ in the assembly of the deceased Prophets. Moreover, in addition to these two testimonies, I have given the third testimony based upon revela- tion from God. If the Signs of God have not appeared in my support and the heaven and the earth have not testified for me, I am a liar; but, if the Signs of God have appeared for my sake and the present age has testified to the need for my advent, then to reject me amounts to strik- ing one's hand against the edge of a sharp sword. In my time alone did the solar and lunar eclipses occur in the month of Ramadan. In my time alone did the plague befall the land in fulfilment of the authentic aḥadīth, the Holy Quran, and the past Scriptures. In my time alone did a new mode of transportation― meaning, the railway—come into operation; and in my time alone—in accordance with my prophecies—did terrible earthquakes take place. Therefore, was it not the demand of righteousness for them not to ven- ture in my opposition? Behold! I swear by God Almighty that thousands of Signs have appeared in attestation of my truth, are appearing, and will [continue to] appear in the future. Had this been a human contrivance, it would have never received this much support and success; and it is contrary to equity and honesty to present only one or two incidents out of the thousands of Signs that have appeared, in an attempt to deceive people that such and such prophecy did not come to pass. O ye ignorant ones! And [O ye, who are] intellectually blind! And [O ye] who keep yourselves afar from equity and integrity! If, out of thousands of prophecies, you have been unable to comprehend the fulfilment of one or two prophecies, will you be exonerated before God