The True Nature of the Mahdi — Page 27
27 tion, and then his being punished instantly. And because, in the case of Lekhram , no condition was laid down in the Prophecy, it was fulfilled unconditionally. How ig - norant, cruel and dishonest are the persons who claim that these Prophecies had not been fulfilled! What can I say to them, except َ ْن ي الْکَاذِبِ ِ عَلٰی هلل لَعْنَۃُ ا [curse of Allah be on the liars]. This too is worth remembering that some people, who are by nature stingy and blind of heart, raise doubts about one or two of my Prophecies and claim that they have not been fulfilled. However, this is altogether a lie. The absolute truth is but this that none of my Prophe - cies has gone unfulfilled. If anyone harbours any doubt in this regard, he should visit me with good intentions and should raise his objections face-to-face. And if I fail to give him an adequate and satisfactory response, I am ready to accept any retributory punishment. It is a fact that such people raise an objection out of stinginess, and not out of sincerity. Had they been alive at the times of the Prophets, peace be on them, they would have raised the same objections against them, as they had against me. I can show the [right] path to the one who has eyes. However, the one who has gone blind on account of the constriction of his heart, selfishness and bigotry, what can I show him! Three thousand, nay, even more, Blessed