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B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 116 who perpetrates them. This is why the Imams and Sufis have written that to speak disrespectfully of the lapses made by the Prophets, may peace be upon them, that have been mentioned by God–such as Adam’s eating of the grain—leads to disbelief and loss of faith, for the Prophets are God’s chosen people and are innocent of what people regard as ‘sin’. To oppose them amounts to becoming the target of the wrath of God Almighty, as is said in the authentic hadith: ومن عَادٰی وَلِـیًّا لی فقد اٰذنتہ للحرب Meaning that, whosoever is an enemy to My friend, I warn him to pre- pare for combat with Me. In short, the chosen ones are very dear to God and have a strong relationship with Him. Slandering and criticizing them does not bode well. And there is no path nearer to destruction than blind opposition to those who love God and are loved by God. Also remember that maghfirat [seeking forgiveness] does not only mean the forgiveness of any sin that has been committed, but it also means not to allow the potentiality of sin to actualize, and not to let even the thought of sin to enter one’s heart. In the above prophecies, too, Almighty God has repeatedly affirmed that He will turn my solitary state into one of renown, and will deliver me of all the tribulations that come my way. And just as there were critics and fault-finders earlier, so would there be in the latter part of my life, but Almighty God would grant me such manifest victory that the critics and fault-finders would be silenced, or that people would be saved from their evil influence. It is in the nature of man that he is not ready to accept guidance even after witnessing a thousand Signs but the mischief of a single fault-finder can lead him to denial. This is why in this revelation God did not say, ‘I will show a Sign’; rather, He said, ‘I shall grant you a great victory’; that is, I shall give you a Sign that will conquer the hearts and make manifest your greatness. And He said that this would happen in the latter part of my life. Therefore, I emphatically proclaim that this