The Shining Lamp — Page 40
40 Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya revealed twelve years before these events. Now consider whether there could ever be a clearer prophecy than this? I cannot silence someone who speaks untruthfully, but the words of the prophecy regarding Atham are so clear that a seeker after truth has no choice but to believe it. And those who reflect upon the revelation in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya about Atham— which was widely disseminated throughout the Islamic world about twelve years before this prophecy—will surely fall into prostration wonderstruck before God, the Knower of the unseen, how He had given news of all these future events and disputes long ago. As most people these days do not believe in that Supreme Being, they are more inclined towards thinking ill of others instead of thinking well. It is absolutely wrong to say that the Government has been slow to investigate the case of Lekh Ram and that in the case of Atham, had he been murdered, it would not have been so slow. I hold the view that it is incumbent on the Government to treat both Hindus and Muslims alike without favouring anyone. This is precisely what this just Government is doing at present. However, I question whether any government can fight with God Almighty. Certainly, it is the obligation of a government to capture a wicked murderer, hang him, and threaten him with the harshest punishment so that others may learn from the example and peace is maintained in the country. If Atham had been mur- dered, then his murderer would have undoubtedly been hanged. Similarly, when the identity of the murderer of Lekh Ram is established, he, too, will be arrested and subjected to hanging.