Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 100
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 100 experience such things. On the contrary, it was essential that this happen because this has indeed been the practice of Allah. I assert that a single testimony suffices for a believer—his heart trembles from it alone, even though here is not just one, but hundreds of Signs; nay, rather, I set forth the claim that there are so many Signs that I cannot number them. This is no small testimony that he would conquer hearts and transform deniers into proponents. Should one fear God and reflect in his heart with honesty and far-sightedness, he would have no choice but to admit that these [Signs] are from God. It is also manifestly evident that the Divine argument shall remain supreme until an opponent provides a refutation and counters by presenting the like of it as a precedent. Now, the gist of my words is that I render thanks to the same God who sent me, and despite the mischief and commo- tion that was raised against me—the root and origin of which arose from this very city and then spread to Delhi—He deliv- ered me safe, sound, and successful from all trials and tribula- tions. And He brought me back to this city in such a situation where over 300,000 women and men have entered into the Bai‘at [Pledge of Allegiance] with me, and not a month goes by in which another 2,000 or 4,000, or sometimes 5,000 people do not enter into this [Ahmadiyya] Movement. Then God took me by the hand at such a time when my own people had become my enemy. When a person’s own peo- ple become his enemy, he becomes helpless and without any power or authority because one’s people constitute one’s limbs and organs. They are his only support. Of course, people of other faiths would oppose, for they feel their faith under attack, but when one’s own people turn against him, it is no small mat- ter to survive and succeed. It is a great Sign indeed!