The Miracle of Ahmad — Page 55
55 is not any extraordinary phenomenon is yet another act of stupidity. The actual purpose of this prophecy is not to promise the occurrence of an extraordinary phenome - non; the actual purpose is to set forth a Sign which no one else shares [with the Promised Messiah]. Hence, the Sign that has been mentioned in the Hadith is that at the time when the true Mahdi would make his claim, the qamar would be eclipsed in the month of Ramadan on the first night of the nights of the eclipse, and that such an incident would not have taken place ever before. Indeed, never in the time of a false Mahdi has a lunar or solar eclipse taken place on the said dates in the month of Ramadan. If it has taken place, it must be brought to light. Otherwise, while this situation is in itself extraordinary when seen in its entirety, why shall we interpret the prophecy to mean what is contradictory to the practice of Almighty God? What was intended was to show one Sign of the fulfilment of the prophecy, so that was fulfilled. If it has not been fulfilled, you ought to present a precedent of the occurrence of such an event from the annals of history. And, I would like to remind you that you will never be able to do so.