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158 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad others by way of transgression, will die in disgrace. Three classes of people have been mentioned in Surah Fatihah and God will manifest all three of them. Those who were mentioned last in Surah Fatihah are now mostly predominant, i. e. those who went astray (dalleen). There was a time in Islam that if even one person reneged from one’s faith, it would seem as though this was the end of the world. Yet today, two million Muslims have converted to Christianity; despite being impure themselves, they abuse a man as pure as the Holy Prophet sa. Then, the wrath of God—as alluded to in the word maghdub —is also being manifested at present through the plague. After this, the world will see the class of those alluded to in the words ْ ْھِم ي َ عَل َ اَنْعَمْت (those upon whom God has bestowed His blessings). It is a matter of principle, and so has been the way of God since time immemo- rial, that when He addresses a nation instructing them to refrain from a certain action, there is always a segment from within it which will assuredly disobey Him in that directive. Show me just one nation which was told to abstain from a cer- tain action, and then no one from among its people committed the deed which was forbidden to them. God instructed the Jews to not distort the words of God, but that is exactly what they did. This has not been stated in relation to the Holy Quran. In fact, Allah the Exalted states: 1 َ لَهٗ لَحٰـفِظُوْن الذِّكْرَ وَ اِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا اِنَّا Verily, We Ourself have sent down this Exhortation, and most surely We will be its Guardian. Therefore, remain absorbed in supplications so that you may be included among those referred to in ْ ْھِم ي عَلَ َ اَنْعَمْت (upon whom God has bestowed His blessings). ” 2 April 1901 The Reality of Visions and Revelations There was a discussion on Munshi Ilahi Bakhsh Sahib and others developing a false idea about themselves due to certain experiences. On this, His Holiness, the Promised Messiah, peace be upon him, said: “Generally, in an elementary state, dreams, visions and revelations are experienced by everyone. However, one should not be deceived into thinking that they have reached their final destination. The 1 al-Hijr , 15:10 2 Al-Hakam , vol. 5, no. 16, dated 30 April 1901, pp. 1-5 p. 142