The Miracle of Ahmad — Page 52
Hazrat Mirza ghulam AHmAD 52 revelations, and at whose hands God has manifested very great Signs, and whom God has shown a certain course that is in accord with the Holy Quran, why should he abandon such a bright and certain path on account of a few conjectural traditions? And is it not incumbent upon him to act upon what God has bestowed upon him, and reject the a ha d i th that he finds inconsistent with the pure revelation of God, especially when the revelation received by him is in accord with the Holy Quran and when he also finds some other a ha d i th in support of his viewpoint? And will he not acknowledge only those a ha d i th to be true as are in line with the Holy Quran and are not contradictory to the revelation received by him? Indeed, I am amazed at the kind of disposition possessed by the worthy advocate: He acknowledges that in the past there have been auliy a ’ [friends of Allah] who, based on their meeting the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him [in their dreams], rejected certain so-called s a hih traditions as inauthentic, and accepted inauthentic ones as s a hih; however, he is reluctant to bestow this status upon the Promised Messiah as well, who is H akam. And, I am amazed at the kind of followers he has. They do not question him that while other auliy a’ were entitled to such authorities, why then does he hold the H akam to be a kafir for [ruling on] these differences, and why does he not fear Allah. It is surprising that Maulaw i Muhammad Husain lost his memory in this manner due to old age. He has forgotten what was recorded in Ish a ‘atus-Sunnah and is now proclaiming something entirely different. My dear fel - low! No judge is willing to hear dissent after consent. You have