Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 344
B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 344 these words from the mouth of the Holy Prophet, may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, he submitted, ‘O Prophet of Allah, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, why are you so perturbed? God has given you the firm promise that He would give victory. ’ He said, ‘This is true, but I am keeping my eyes on the fact that He is in need of no one. ’ That is to say, God is not obligated to fulfil any prom- ise. Now, it must be understood that when the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessing of Allah be upon him, observed this much deference to etiquettes of respect of God, why should one turn aside from this accepted belief of all Prophets, may peace be upon them, that some- times God’s prophecy is fulfilled literally and sometimes it is fulfilled metaphorically and figuratively? It is folly to controvert this position. To ask what kind of prophecy it is whose words cannot be depended upon and whose time has not been specified, is a very lowly way of thinking. It only goes to show that the person who raises such an objec- tion has no understanding of the way of Allah. The truth of the matter is that when a prophecy has some grandeur and majesty and some extraordinary news in it, and, at the time of its fulfilment, God’s hand is clearly witnessed, hearts accept it and no one mentions anything about date etc. Indeed, such controversy and such objections are quite premature. Let the time come and then you can object afterwards. It is not proper to raise such hue and cry beforehand. When the time comes for its fulfilment, the prophecy will speak for itself as to whether it is something ordinary or extraordinary. His Statement— When, according to your own statement, the Holy Quran also gives tidings of two earthquakes, there should be no room left to doubt that the impending calamity will be an earthquake. My Answer— The verse in the Holy Quran is: