Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 230
230 This verse makes it clear that in the same way as those who forge lies against God can never prosper, so it is that those who oppose the teachings of those sent by God are bound to be frustrated. Again, the Holy Quran says: ْلُق َو ِدَقَل َئِزْهُتْسا ٍلُسُرِب ْنِّم َكِلْبَق َقاَحَف َنْيِذَّلاِب اْوُرِخَس ْمُهْنِم اَّم اْوُناَك ٖهِب َنْوُءِزْهَتْسَي۰۰ؒ۠ 2 اْوُرْيِس يِف ِضْرَاْلا َّمُث اْوُرُظْنا َفْيَك َناَك ُةَبِقاَع َنْيِبِّذَكُمْلا۰۰۠ And surely have the Messengers been mocked at before you, but that which they mocked at encompassed those of them who scoffed. Say, ‘Go about in the earth, and see what was the end of those who treated the Prophets as liars. ’ There are so many verses to this effect in the Holy Quran that there is no need to stress this point any further. These verses clearly speak of the eternal Divine practice that He destroys those who oppose His Messengers so that they may serve as an example for others. The Promised Messiah as received the following revelation to this effect: ‘I shall humiliate him who designs to humiliate you. ’ 3 In keeping with this special promise, the fate of the Promised Messiah’s enemies was such that the mention of them leaves peo - ple amazed. I have already mentioned a renowned Maulaw i and leader of the Ahle- H ad i th sect who had known the Promised Messiah as from early childhood and had written a glowing review on his book Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, describing his services for Islam to be without a parallel in the whole history of Islam. However, the