Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 226
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part three 226 they are far removed and cut off from the right path and their entire thinking revolves around material-worship, creature-worship, and ego- tism, being completely bereft of the light that God Almighty causes to descend upon the righteous. This is not just a claim, or mere talk; it is an established fact whose denier, if he be a man of sense, will need to prove otherwise. A fact that has been established with irrefutable arguments and undeniable witnesses cannot be dislodged by idle and derogatory talk. فتدبّر وتفكّر [So ponder and reflect]. The fifth type of revelation has nothing to do with man’s heart; rather, a voice is heard from the outside, like someone speaking from behind a curtain. This voice, however, is very sweet and comely. It is rather quick and the heart derives pleasure from it. A person’s mind is somewhat lost in thought, when he suddenly hears a voice and wonders where it came from and who addressed him. He looks around in bewilderment and finally realizes that the voice came from an angel. This external voice often brings good news when one is quite anxious, sorrowful or is gripped by fear on hearing some bad news, which was, in fact, totally false. Unlike the second kind of revelation, however, this kind is not the consequence of repeated supplications; rather, an angel speaks suddenly out of the unseen whenever God Almighty so desires. This is unlike the second type of revelation in which perfect prayers are answered by God—a hundred supplications and entreaties may receive a hun- dred replies from the Absolute Benefactor, as has been my own expe- rience. Regarding this [fifth] kind of revelation, my humble self recalls a great prophecy which I was blessed with by God and which I related to a member of the A ryah Sam a j of Qadian, who still lives here and is reachable. He was left speechless when it came true, for the matter had seemed so unbelievable, utterly impossible, and incredible that when I related the prophecy to him he emphatically refused to believe it and said that such an unbelievable thing could never happen. However, it ultimately happened exactly as had been foretold. In addition to that