Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 113
C H AP T E R T WO — FU L F IL M E N T OF PR OPHE C IE S 113 would arise. It would be a time of ignominy and isolation when a whole people would rise up to oppose me and—witnessing the apparent agi- tation—the thought would arise through succumbing to human nature that perhaps God had withdrawn His help. Assuredly, God Almighty drew attention to the coming time that He would accept prayers during that period [of distress] and that predicament would not persist, and the inclination would arise within hearts towards me. Accordingly, this is exactly what happened; subsequent to the great mischief wrought by the fatwa declaring me a disbeliever, the hearts [of people] ultimately inclined towards me. God then says: ‘O ‘Abdul-Q a dir! I am with you. I have planted the tree of My mercy and omnipotence for you, and I will deliver you from every sorrow. Before that, however, I shall cause many trials to come your way so that you may be thoroughly tested and so that your steadfastness may be manifested during times of trial. I am your Indispensable Helper and I am the Remedy for your anguish, and I am indeed the One who has given you life. I breathed into you the Spirit of Truth, and I put love into you from Myself. ’ That is to say, I have placed such a quality in you that everyone who is going to be fortunate will love you and will be drawn towards you. ‘I have done this so that you may be brought up before My eyes and may flourish in My presence. You are like the seed sown in the soil; it was just a tiny grain concealed within the dust, but then it began to sprout and grow day by day until it became very stout and spread its branches and turned into a full tree standing firm on its roots. ’ This was a prophecy for future success, and I was told that at the time I was like a seed sown and hidden in the soil, but it was destined that in the future this seed would sprout and continue growing until it became a great tree that is stout and stands firmly on its roots. No storm will be able to harm it. This prophecy was published in the world twenty-five years before today. Then He said: ‘God will give you a great and openly manifest vic- tory, so that He may forgive your past and future sins. ’ Here a question arises as to what the connection between victory and the forgiveness of