Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 66
NU S R AT U L- H AQ Q — HE L P OF G OD 66 ye wretches! You doubt after our testimonies?’ Therefore, understand with full conviction that such ‘miracles’ are pure fiction. There is no doubt in the phenomenon of a miracle itself, but it only occurs to the extent that I shall henceforth explain in detail. It is a great pity that the Muslims attribute such miracles to Hadrat ‘ I s a , may peace be upon him, that go against the norms set by the Holy Quran. They walk upon the road leading to a dead end. Not only do they go to the extent of believing the old Christian tales regard- ing Hadrat ‘ I s a , but for the future they also believe that—contrary to the experience of the whole world—his descent from the heavens will occur at any moment, and they claim that in the coming Latter Days (although according to the age of the world—which is seven thousand years—these are the very Latter Days!), Hadrat ‘ I s a will descend from the heavens alongside angels, creating a great spectacle. A swarm of hundreds of thousands of people will gaze upon the sky and people looking from afar will say, ‘He’s come! He’s come!’ as he descends near a white minaret in Damascus. However, the wonder is that such marvels are attributed to a weak and meek man who was not only unable to bring the Prophet Ily a s back to the world as proof of his own prophethood, but also to the point of even being hung upon the cross! Such phenomena are readily spoken about him. If such stories merit acceptance, then why do they deny the miracle of Hadrat Sayyed ‘Abdul-Q a dir J i l a n i that is so well known among the masses, whereby he pulled a boat out of the bottom of the sea twelve years after it had sunk while carrying a wedding party, and all the people emerged forth alive, singing and rejoicing with bands and drums beating as they had been when the boat had sunk? Similarly, in another miracle it is said that once the Angel of Death took away the soul of one of his followers without his permission. When he learnt of this, he immediately flew up to the heavens, seized the angel, hitting him with a stick and breaking his leg. Thus, all the souls that the angel had extracted that day were set free and came to life again. The angel tearfully complained to God Almighty, but Allah Almighty said that ‘Abdul-Q a dir occupies the