Some Prophecies of Hazrat Ahmad - A Critical Study — Page 3
CHAPTER ONE. FUNDAMENTAL RULES GOVERNING. FULFILMENT OF PROPHECIES. Before one proceeds to discuss certain specific prophecies of Hadhrat. Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas which his adversaries allege were not fulfilled, it may be pertinent to discuss the essential rules which govern the fulfilment of Divine revelations vouchsafed to God Almighty's apostles. . One may not argue with the critics of the Ahmadiyya Muslim. Community when they state that 'a prophet does not prophesy of his own accord, but he does so only on the authority of God. ' However, to assert that 'every prophecy must be fulfilled literally,' as understood by the restricted intellect of a human mind, is doubtless, a naive assumption. . The recorded history of religion indicates that Divine messages have, at times, deluded persons of even the highest stature and calibre. According to the testimony of the Holy Quran, even Messengers of God Almighty are known to have often understood differently, the true purport of His divine will which had been revealed unto them. . Are we not aware of the prophecy regarding the Holy Prophet of Islam,. Hadhrat Muhammed Mustapha'ssa performance of Umra and later Hadj along with many of his companions? This incident is known in the history of Islam as the Treaty of Hudaibiyya. What, may one ask, happened there?. Traditions indicate that on the authority of a Divine vision, the Holy. Prophet of Islamsa prepared his Companions for the sacred journey to perform the circuit of the Ka'bah at Mecca. But, he and his Companions were denied access to the consecrated precinct by the Meccan infidels and a treaty was eventually signed at Hudaibiyya under the terms of which the Holy Prophet of Islam sa agreed to return to Medina without 3