The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 208
208. Essence of Islam-V. He may destroy the people who run this newspaper and eliminate this mischief. As a result it was disclosed to me a number of times that God Almighty would root them out. What disturbed me most was the fact that these people lived in Qadian, and their lies were taken as the truth due to their proximity to me. . . When the editor and manager of the newspaper Shubh Chintak crossed all limits in abusing me, God revealed to me that their end was imminent. Most of those revelations were published in the newspapers Al-Badr and AlHakam. Then arrived the hour of retribution for these luckless ones, and they were three in number: one was. Soam Rāj, the second was Ichchar Chand and the third was Bhagat Rām. Divine wrath made short work of them within a matter of three days and all three died of the plague. Their offsprings and their families too got their share of retribution. For instance, Soam Rāj did not die until he had seen his dear ones die of the plague. . Such is the punishment for mischief and impudence!. But I still cannot believe that the rest of their ilk, who are living in Qadian, will stop short of mischief. On account of their abuse and blasphemy, the spirits of the chosen Prophets as are invoking Divine intervention. . Without doubt these holy souls do have such position of honour that Divine wrath should flare up for their sake. . These people are certainly planting the seed of their own destruction with their own hands. Remember!. Those who are evil can never prosper. How can a tree which is dried up and poisonous ever deserve to be protected? It should in fact be the first to be cut down. [Haqiqat-ul-Waḥī, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 22, pp. 590-594]