The Shining Lamp — Page 97
Fifteenth [Prophecy] 97 the religion of Islam was ridiculed and in which the unfortunate maulaw i s and other ignorant Muslims brought disgrace upon themselves by supporting the Christian priests. They unjustly fal- sified a revealed prophecy and became the perpetrators of a most egregious mockery of Islam. Now, read page 242 of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya 1 carefully and determine justly how clearly this mischief had been foretold in it. How perfectly it is clearly written that first, the Christian priests will plot subterfuge, and then the truth will become manifest. The second mischief, which is of the second rank, was Muhammad Husain Batalavi accusing me of being a disbeliever. In this as well, the uproar of the general public was no less than the uproar of the Christian priests. On the occasion of this mis- chief, approximately seven or eight thousand in Delhi who sought to declare me a disbeliever and liar, converged upon the Jami‘ Mosque in opposition to me and, but for the favour of God, a violent riot could have erupted. Muhammad Husain of Batala was the originator of this mischief, along with Na zi r H usain of Delhi, regarding whom Allah the Almighty stated in this ilh a m, recorded on page 511 of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya : 2 َّ خَآئِفًا. اَل ِ ْـھَا ا ي َّدْخُل َ فِ ي ْ تَبَّت ْ يَدَا ۤ اَبِي ْ لَهَب ٍ و َّ تَب َّ مَاکَان َ لَہ ٗ اَن َّ خَآئِفًا. اَل ِ ْـھَا ا ي َّدْخُل َ فِ ي ْ تَبَّت ْ يَدَا ۤ اَبِي ْ لَهَب ٍ و َّ تَب َّ مَاکَان َ لَہ ٗ اَن Meaning: Both hands of Abu Lahab [the Father of Flames] perished through whom that fatwa of disbelief 1. See also English translation, Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part 3, Sub-Footnote Number One, p. 212–213, published in 2018. [Publisher] 2. See also English translation, Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part 4, Sub-Footnote Number Three, p. 390, published in 2016. [Publisher]