The Devotion of Life — Page 492
492 After a long period of time, we came to know the true nature of the incident. There were certain enemies of Ahmadiyyat who were trying to assassinate me. On the night of the incident, two of these young men from the enemies, fully armed with loaded guns, and hiding in the bushes, were looking for an opportunity to assassinate me. When I and my companion, conversing with each other passed by them, one of the men fired his gun to kill me. However, the gun did not fire. Then, the second man fired his gun to kill me. His gun also failed to fire. Totally unaware of their assassination attempts, both of us kept on moving under the protection of God Almighty. After we had gone, both young men fired their guns again and both guns fired shots perfectly. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the guns. Only when the guns were directed towards the servants of Islam, the Power of God Almighty stopped the guns from firing. ” (Faith-Inspiring Incidents of Heavenly Support in the Field of Preaching, pp 43-44) Divinely Guided Arguments It is a personal experience of many Da’iyan and Missionaries that often while they are preaching God Almighty instantaneously impresses upon the mind such a point that often seems to be quite simple and ordinary but proves to be very useful and effective. Hadrat Maulvi Abul Ata Jalundhari Sahib ra relates: