The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 28
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI. SIGNS SHOWN BY THE PROMISED MESSIAH. The heavenly signs shown by God in his support are most remarkable and the majority of them were the fulfillment of his prophecies contained in Divine revelation granted to him. Some of these signs are fulfillments of promises of Divine support made decades earlier. He was granted progress and victory in face of severe opposition and heavy odds. His enemies were humiliated and were unsuccessful. He won all lawsuits filed against him, as was foretold. . His wicked enemies were victims of Divine punishment as a result of his prayers. He has given many instances of acceptance of his prayers for his friends in most unexpected circumstances. Some signs are the incidents where many sick persons close to death and suffering from incurable diseases recovered as a result of his prayers. In some of the signs God showed natural catastrophes in his support. Some signs are related to challenges of Mubahala (prayer contest) to his opponents. . Whosoever accepted such a challenge died or met with dire fate. The most remarkable and dramatic fact about his signs is that he foretold the result by quoting his revelations which were frequently published or made known beforehand to hundreds or thousands of people. He challenged his opponents, both Muslim and non-Muslims to compete with him in showing such signs of Divine support. No one had the courage to accept the challenge. The Promised Messiah claimed that his signs were the result of blessing of the Holy Prophet. They were in fact the continuing miracles of the Holy Prophet. He was merely his servant whose mission was to uphold his honour in this age. The revelation granted to him and the signs shown by him are irrefutable proof of his truth and proves that Islam is a true and living religion. . Thus Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad the Promised Messiah gave fresh and living proof of the existence of Almighty God and challenged the unbelievers and atheists of the modern age. . He has written about some of the signs shown by him in his books. In his great book Haqeeqatul Wahi, he has written about 208 28