Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 36
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 36 likeness somewhere in the world and give the details of some- one who was in a state of obscurity twenty-five years earlier and had made a prophecy at that time that people would come to him in multitude upon multitude and would come to him bearing valuables and gifts of thousands of rupees and that he would be helped by God in every way—and then, that proph- ecy being fulfilled to a tee. If they show this, I will concede, but I will not accept their lame excuses otherwise, for in that case no miracle of any Prophet would remain credible. They should present an exam- ple of a liar who had made a powerful prophecy like this twen- ty-five years ahead of time and then it came to pass. If they do, then I will concede. If someone were to say, ‘Well, people do see dreams and some of them get fulfilled as well’—the reply to it is that dreams are often seen even by mean and base people and come true too. Even prostitutes say that such and such dream of theirs came true. We had a sweeper in our house who often narrated her dreams, and they would come true as well. But the point to ponder is the lack of [Divine] power and [Divine] succour in them. This kind of victory and triumph for one, the ignominy of one’s enemies but the rise of one’s own fortunes, the humili- ation of one’s enemies but the exaltation of one’s own status— these [kind of prophecies] are vouchsafed only to the Prophets. None other has any share in it whatsoever. This is the work of God Almighty, not mere dreams. Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya is the book which has been distrib- uted in every land, and people of all religions are witness to it and the Hindus of Qadian are witness to it as well. For example, Lala Malawa Mal and Sharampat, who are residents of this very Qadian, can identify that these were the things that were written down at that time. Now, think for yourself whether miracles are any greater than this? All the people and all religions—Hindus,