Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 97
Lecture Ludhiana 97 the misbegotten—no one of noble birth would dare do such a thing. This should suffice to establish the truth of my claim to those among you who have a sound mind. Remember well that this prophecy can never be refuted until you produce the like of it as a precedent. I say again that this prophecy is present in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, the review of which was written by Maulaw i Ab u Sa‘eed. It must be in the possession of Maulaw i Muhammad Hassan and Munsh i Muhammad ‘Umar etc. , of this very city. Copies of it have reached Makkah, Madinah, and Bukhara. A copy was sent to the Government. It was read by Hindus, Muslims, Christians, and Brahmu Sam a jists alike. It is not some obscure unknown book. On the contrary, it is a well-known book. No literate person of religious inclination could be una- ware of its existence. Moreover, this book also contains the prophecy, ‘A multi- tude will join you, and I shall grant you renown throughout the world and shall keep your enemies fruitless. ’ Now tell me, can this be the work of an impostor? If you give the verdict that yes, this could very well be the work of an impostor, then produce the like of it as a precedent. I will acknowledge that I am a liar if you can, but no one can produce such a precedent. Nevertheless, if you fail to produce the like of it—and you most certainly will fail—then I admonish you right here to fear Allah and desist from denouncing me. Remember! It is not wise to reject the Signs of God Almighty without any sound argument, and never has the end of one doing so been a source of blessings. For my part, I do not care if someone rejects me or denounces me as an apostate, nor am I afraid of the attacks that are carried out against me because God Almighty had Himself informed me of the impending time that these people would accuse me of lies and kufr and