Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 516
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 516 Christians to Muslims, yet still claimed that he was unaware of this? We see that even in the lower courts a person is arrested for lying under oath; hence, would there be no prosecution for the lie in the court of God? It is regretful that these people maligned the blessed being and attributes of God Almighty, dishonoured the Holy Quran, blasphemed against the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and disrespected all the virtuous. Who would accept such a faith? Only he would say such things who is unafraid of God. How could anyone other than such a person accept these things? The Claim of the Promised Messiah as I am asked time and again what the proof is for me being a Prophet and a Messenger. First I wish to disclose that my claim is not only of being a Prophet or a Messenger, nor do I claim to have brought any sha- riah, rather my claim is that I am a follower in one aspect and a Prophet in another. This prophethood is not gained directly, rather due to the complete blessings of being a follower, and the perfect favours of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, I have been bestowed with this status of prophethood. In fact, this is the prophethood of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, that has splendidly reflected in my pristine soul. Moreover, this also should be kept in mind that I also have the same proofs for this kind of prophethood that all the Prophets have always had. Some Prophets only had one proof. Where is it written that they possessed fifty or sixty Signs? Rather most Prophets only had nine Signs or even less than that. But I have written, with quite brevity, 187 Signs in Haqiqatul-Wahi [ The Philosophy of Divine Revelation ], and yet