Tadhkirah — Page 858
858 May 30, 1906 (1) [Urdu] Those accepted by God carry with them incidents and signs of such acceptance. They are known as princes of peace. 1053 No one can overcome them. The drawn sword of angels 1054 is in front of you; but you have not recognized nor seen nor appreciated 1055 the needs of the time. (2) [Urdu] It is not good to set yourself up against the Brahman Avatar. 1053 These revelations are a refutation of ‘Abdul- H ak i m Kh a n who, calling me a liar and a mischief maker, claims that the mischief maker will be destroyed in the lifetime of the righteous one. He claims to be the righteous one and calls me a liar and mischief maker. God Almighty refutes this by affirming that those who belong specially to God are known as princes of peace, they are safeguarded against a humiliating death or humiliating torment. Were that not so the world would be ruined and there would be no distinction left between the true and the false [Majm u ‘a-e-Ishtih a r a t, vol. 3, pp. 557–560 footnote, Announcement August 16, 1906, attached to H aq iq atu l -Wa hi , pp. 1–2, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 22 p. 411] 1054 ‘The drawn sword of angels’ means a heavenly chastisement which would be manifested without any human effort. [Announcement August 16, 1906] 1055 That is, you did not reflect on whether in this troubled age the Muslim Ummah needs a dajj a l [antichrist] or a reformer and rejuvenator. [Announcement August 16, 1906]