Some Prophecies of Hazrat Ahmad - A Critical Study — Page 14
In yet another announcement, Hadhrat Ahmadas stated that in one of his visions, he saw a weeping woman from amongst the family of Mirza. Ahmad Beg. He counselled the maternal grandmother of Muhammedi. Begum: 'Woman! Repent and turn back for misfortune is pursuing thee. " '15. Unfortunately, this branch of an otherwise noble family was too arrogant to take counsel. It flirted with Christianity for a while 16 and some of its prominent members apostatised and joined the Arya Samaj¹ – a. Vedantic organisation dedicated to the destruction of Islamic values in the subcontinent of India. Some years later, a considerable number of its members became atheists and openly declared: 'We have no need of Allah or His Book or His Messengersa, the Seal of. Prophets. They said: We shall not accept any Sign unless we are shown a Sign in our own lives. We do not believe in the Quran and we do not know what prophethood is and what faith is and we deny that all. '1. Nevertheless, since God Almighty had decreed that He would 'not destroy them at one stroke but gradually so that they might turn back,'. He began to fulfil His word and Muhammedi Begum's family was subjected to a series of misfortunes as had been decreed. . In the first of a series of calamities, Muhammedi Begum's uncle, Mirza. Nizamud Din suffered a colossal tragedy when precisely in the 31st month of the first prophecy against the family, his 'daughter, aged twenty five, died, leaving behind an infant child. '19. This sorrow which visited the family should have weighed heavy upon their heart and soul. But, regrettably, Hadhrat Ahmadas found that these people 'increased in rebellion and went on mocking Islam, like the enemies of the faith. ' Consequently, Mirza Nizamud Din died, leaving behind two survivors, a son, Mirza Gul Muhammed and a daughter, both of whom had the wisdom and piety to accept Islam at the hands of 15. Tabligh e Risalat: pg 162 16. Chashma e Noor, Amritsar: August, 1885 & Noor Afshan: 10th May, 1888 17. Riyaz Hind: Vol. I: No. 16 18. Karamat us Sadiqeen 14 19. Tabligh e Risalat: Vol 1