Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 119
II FEBRUARY 1905 119 Signs of a True Revelation There are some Muslims at this time who oppose and reject the Promised Messiah, but claim to receive revelations, and they claim to have received wahī [revelation] from God Almighty about Hadrat Mirza Şāhib being a liar and a dajjal [deceiver]. And then, some follow- ers of religions other than Islam also claim to confirm the truth of their faith through revelation. So, in response to such claims, the Promised Messiah, peace be on him, gave a most refined speech worthy of careful consideration and attention: Each person is helpless depending on their condition, so here is an obvious way to reach a verdict that I offer. At this time, various nations that have nothing to do with Islam are claimants of ilham [revelation]. Ten years have passed since a letter came from a Sikh from Amritsar stating that he had received an ilhām that the Sikh religion is true. And similarly, an Englishman wrote from Allahabad that he had been informed by revela- tion that Christianity was true. And one Maulawi 'Abdullah Ghaznavi, whom I know to be virtuous and whose children live in Amritsar, also claims to receive ilhām. He says that I receive ilham that this Movement is false and that Mirza Şahib is a liar and a dajjal. And then, on this side, there are thousands of people in my Jama'at who have been informed through revelation and visions that the Messenger of Allah, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has himself confirmed with his blessed tongue that this [Ahmadiyya] Movement is from Allah, and this has been the reason for their taking Baiat [the Pledge of Allegiance] to me. So, it is far from taqwā [righteousness] to propose a hasty way to settle the issue regarding these different types of ilham. That is why I am not too fond of haste. A per- son should work with patience and prayer and not neglect the aspect of taqwā.