Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 339
APPE N DI X to B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 339 faithless who care nothing for God or the truth. Such unfortunate people, owing to their hard-heartedness, have always criticized every Prophet. Now you tell me! The certainty and persistence with which the news about the earthquake is given in the prophecy—can you cite its parallel in this country during the last two thousand years? Also bear in mind that it is not just one prophecy; rather, my God has foretold about it through me again and again in the previous volumes of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya. It is mentioned in Maw a hib-ur- Ra h m a n [‘The Bounties of the Gracious One’]. It is mentioned in the pamphlet A m i n, and it is mentioned in various revelations in several issues of the newspaper Al- H akam. And yet, the prophecy, in your esti- mation, is vague. Now what is the remedy for this! ْه رَاجِعُوْنَ. ی َ اِنَّا إِل َ و ِِّٰ لل اِنَّا [Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return]. 1 The unjustified assaults on Islam that was the wont of other reli- gions are now being made by Muslims themselves! If it was not in their lot to defend their faith, they should at least have given a moment’s thought before the attack. Facing humiliation and being ultimately exposed as liars—is this practicing your faith? د ی ربرس اشخ و نُب ےم رُب� ی � [Cutting the very branch of the tree upon which one is sitting!] Had their hearts been illuminated by the light of Islam, they would not have only understood all this themselves, but would have also coun- tered those who raise such objections. His Statement— The Honourable Holy Mirza Sahib has again given news of an earthquake, but at the same time he has also said that he has not been informed whether it would be an earthquake or some other severe calamity, and that he has not been informed when would such a calamity strike. 1. A phrase from the Holy Quran which is recited by Muslims to express their deepest sorrow. [Publisher]