Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 205
Sub-Footnote Number One 205 of the Prophets: just as the Prophets have been sent into the world whenever it was plunged into misguidance and heedlessness, so do these persons appear when misguided beliefs reign supreme, truth is ridiculed, falsehood is hailed, liars are labelled righteous, dajj a ls [anti- christs] are considered mahdi [rightly-guided], and the world seems extremely beguiling in the eyes of the people, who vie with one another for its sake and regard faith as something base and unworthy. At such times, only those people can champion the cause of Islam who receive certain and unambiguous revelation and become worthy successors of the perfect ones who have gone before them. In short, true and cate- gorical revelation is an indubitable fact which is manifestly witnessed among the perfect beings within the ummat-e-Mu h ammadiyyah and is exclusive to them. It is true that prophetic revelation is extraordinarily brilliant, lumi- nous, radiant, most powerful, exceedingly clear and at the highest level of certainty, and that it dispels every darkness like the shining sun; whereas the revelation granted to auliy a ’ull a h will remain at the level of supposition, as long as the meanings of its words are ambiguous or the revelation itself is veiled and unclear. The revelation granted to a wal i [friend of Allah] is only considered certain and categorical if it is distinct from uncertain revelations by being accompanied with perfect light. Such revelation descends continuously like rain—manifesting its light in a forceful way, filling the recipient’s heart with complete convic- tion by visiting him repeatedly, making its meaning clear by employing different words or phrases, and by removing all kinds of doubts. God Almighty Himself makes their meaning clear by constantly respond- ing to, and accepting His servant’s prayers and supplications. When a revelation reaches this level, it becomes the bearer of perfect light and attains the status of absolute certainty. As for those who claim that the revelations granted to auliy a ’ are intrinsically devoid of the element of certainty and conviction, such people are utterly deprived of true enlightenment. ٍ. اَللّٰھُم َّ اَصْلِح ْ اُمَّۃ َ مُحَمَّد ٖ وَمَا قَدَرُوا الل َّٰ حَق َّ قَدْرِہ [And they did not