Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 195
Sub-Footnote Number One 1 A few days ago I came across a booklet by Maulav i Abu Abdullah Qasuri. In its epilogue he has expressed his opinion about ilh a m and wa hi. Although his intention behind writing the booklet is not entirely clear, I am led to suspect from what I have been told, and what I have myself gathered from reading the booklet, that Maulav i Sahib does not believe in the ilh a m that is bestowed upon auliy a ’ull a h [friends of Allah]. أعلم بما في قلبهم ہللا و [God knows best what is in their hearts]. In any case, what I have understood from his booklet is that the author starts with a lexical discussion about ilh a m, which he describes as, ے در دل ادنانتخ و آہچن دخا در دل ادنازد ر ن ی پ ح ااہلم [‘ Ilh a m is something that is put into one’s heart, and particularly what is put into one’s heart by God’]. He then hastens to conclude that, since ilh a m is merely the name given to the thoughts that pass through one’s mind, regardless of whether the thoughts are good or evil, it [i. e. , ilh a m ] cannot be specific to a wal i , righteous person or believer—because all kinds of thoughts occur to all kinds of people; and who is there in the world who is free of thoughts. Maulav i Sahib concludes his thesis with some confusing and dubious remarks, with no clear statement to indicate that he believes that auli- y a ’ull a h and perfect believers have a special relationship with God— who, whenever He so wills, apprises them of some matters relating to 1. Sub-Footnote Number One is referenced from Footnote Number Eleven on page 150. [Publisher]