Divine Manifestations — Page 22
22 have not been fulfilled, to see how many [of those] there are. Then they would obtain proof from me of those that were fulfilled, and how many those are. By this simple method, all doubts would have been lifted from their hearts. I swear by God that the prophecies giving them any cause for objection number no more than one or two, and these are prophecies of warning which were conditional and were held in abeyance in view of the dread and fear they caused, and, in accordance with the age-old custom of God that repentance, alms-giving and supplication avert such calamities. In contrast, there are over ten thousand prophecies that were fulfilled and are witnessed by hundreds of thousands of people from all sects and denominations including Muslims, Hindus and Christians who cannot help but to testify to the literal fulfilment of those prophecies. Is it being honest to disregard, and derive no benefit from a host of fulfilled prophecies for which there are a multitude of witnesses, and continue to harp upon the deferring of one or two conditional prophecies, when the deferment was in accordance with the age-old Divine practice? With this approach, the Prophethood of none of the Prophets can be established, because such instances can be found in every Prophethood. This is why I say that these people are enemies of religion