Scattered Pearls — Page 48
47. But how curious that Abu Jahl. . Born in Mecca itself!. And being Muhammad's own kith and kin. Could never see the light. ". The lesson, therefore, is quite obvious for those who wish to derive benefit from the Heavenly Light. They should learn to keep their inner eyes open and their vision unclouded; or else even a thousand suns will avail them not. With a great depth of feeling, the Holy Quran says. in regard to those who rejected the Holy Prophet's call : "Woe upon the people! For no. Apostle has come to them (not even the Master Prophet Muhammad) except that they received him with ridicule and contempt. " وو 23 (Surah Yaaseen). Mahmud on. Ahmad, one occasion,. Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Deen. Khalifatul Masih II, related to me and this he has also related to other people on various occasions that once a Hindoo who belonged to Gujrat came to Qadian with a marriage party. This man was a great expert in hypnotism. He said to some of his companions. that now that they happened to be in Qadian, they should accompany him to a meeting with Mirza Sahib. . The idea at the back of his mind was that he would hypnotise Mirza Sahib and make him do something which should bring disgrace and ridicule on him in the eyes of 'those present, and would loosen the grip he had over his followers. He found the Promised Messiah sitting in the mosque surrounded by a number of people. He took his seat in the gathering, inobtrusively, and started his attempt tohypnotise the Promised Messiah. Hazrat Ahmad, however, continued his discourse of the moment, in every