Tadhkirah — Page 135
1883 135 shall soon strike terror in their hearts. Say: Light has descended from Allah, so do not reject it if you are believers. Peace be on Ibr a h i m [Abraham]. We purified him and delivered him from grief. We Ourself have done this; therefore you should follow the footsteps of Ibr a h i m. Meaning that, follow the true path of the Noble Messenger sa which is no longer clearly recognized by many people in this age—some of them have become slaves of the letter like the Jews while some others have indulged in the worship of creatures, like the polytheists. They should enquire about this path from this humble servant of the Benevolent God and should tread upon it. [Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, part 4, pp. 559–562 sub-footnote 4, R u h a n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 1, pp. 667–671 sub-footnote 4] August 1883 (A) The news of his [Pandit Day a nand’s] passing away, which happened on October 30, 1883, was indicated to me by God Almighty about three months in advance and this was communicated by me to some A ryas. [Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, part 4, p. 535 footnote 11, R u h a n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 1, p. 640 footnote 11] (B) Concerning Pandit Day a nand, L a lah Sharampat was informed two months before his demise that his end was very near. Actually, in my vision I had seen him dead. [Sha h na-e- H aqq, p. 43, R u h a n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 2, p. 382] (C) Pandit Day a nand, the founder of the A rya faith, propagated his views in the Punjab and incited mean minded Hindus to insult the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and likewise other Prophets. He [Pandit Day a nand] himself, from the moment he began to compile his books, started to attack the honour of all holy and chosen Prophets of God in his satanic books, and more particularly