Some Prophecies of Hazrat Ahmad - A Critical Study — Page 47
__. But, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community's indifferent attitude towards the apostate, vexed Abdul Hakeem still further until his arrogance made him claim that he too, was a recipient of Divine revelation. Shortly after,. Dr. Abdul Hakeem laid claim to prophethood by asserting that in one of his revelations, it had been disclosed to him that he was 'from amongst the. Messengers of God. '. Nevertheless, the news of Hadhrat Ahmad's as impending death with such frequency as has been referred to above was considered by Dr. Abdul. Hakeem to be an excellent opportunity to exploit the situation by predicting Hadhrat Ahmad'sas death simultaneously. However, what the doctor concealed from the innocent public, whom he hoped to delude, was that his prediction of Hadhrat Ahmad's as impending death was itself inspired, not by any Divine agency in communication with him personally, but, by Hadhrat Ahmad's as own inspired revelations. This ingenious scheme, devised by Dr. Abdul Hakeem, eventually developed into an interesting situation. . On the 12th of July 1906, some six months after Hadhrat Ahmadas had published his will in which he called upon the members of the Ahmadiyya. Muslim Community, in no uncertain terms, to prepare themselves for the inevitable, Dr. Abdul Hakeem of Patiala took a cue from Hadhrat. Ahmad'sas published revelations and declared that ‘it had been revealed to him that Hadhrat Ahmadas would suffer death within three years of the date of his prophecy. 10. Obviously, what the doctor predicted in relation to Hadhrat Ahmad'sas death was not a novel revelation. On the contrary, he was simply repeating what had already been revealed to Hadhrat Ahmadas by God. Almighty, not once, but on several occasions as has been shown already. . This is borne by the fact that long before Abdul Hakeem made his first plagiarised prophecy in relation to Hadhrat Ahmad'sas death, Hadhrat. Ahmadas had himself publicly declared, with frightful frequency, the fact that his impending death was nigh. For instance, at the time of the publication of his will, Hadhrat Ahmadas stated in the December 1905. issue of the Review of Religions: 'A few days back, I saw a dream that someone had given me some water in a new earthen vessel in which there only remained two to three sips 10. Al Haq wa Atamul Hujjat wa Takmilah: pg 4 47