Tadhkirah — Page 887
1906 887 hands of Ab u Lahab and perished is he himself. 1074 It did not behove him to intervene in this affair but in fear. Whatever pain shall be afflicted upon you is indeed from Allah. A trial will arise here, then be steadfast as were the Prophets of high resolve. That trial will be from Allah so that He might love you with a great love; a love from Allah, the Mighty, the Most Noble. Two goats will be slaughtered and everyone upon the earth will finally perish. Do not be sorrowful, nor grieve. Is not Allah sufficient for His servant? Know you not that Allah has the power to do all that He wills. They have made you a target of mockery and jokingly say: ‘Is he the one whom Allah has raised?’ Tell them: I am but a man. It has been revealed to me that your God is One God and that all goodness and virtue is contained in the Qur’an, and in no other book. No one penetrates to its deeper meanings except those whose hearts are pure. Say: The guidance of Allah is indeed the only true guidance. They will say: ‘Why has not this revelation come down upon some well known person who is the resident of one of the two 1074 Ab u Lahab here refers to a Maulav i from Delhi, who has passed away. This prophecy was made twenty-five years ago and was published in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah. It had already been published when these maulav i s issued their edits of apostasy against me. The perpetrator of the edict of apostasy was the Maulav i from Delhi, whom Allah the Almighty has called Ab u Lahab and about whom He revealed the news published in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah , before the edict was framed. [ H aq iq atu l -Wa hi , p. 81 footnote, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 22, p. 84 footnote]