A Gift for An-Nadwah — Page 20
20 What is more, this prophecy would not have been ful- filled as magnificently as it has been if I had not been so fiercely opposed by the maulaw i s. Not only have I been exonerated in the light of the verse 14 but my truth has also been established by the fulfilment of the prophecies published in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, twenty-two years ago, and by the manner in which thousands of blessed and capable persons have joined me since. Let us now turn to the second part of the afore-mentioned verse which says: 15 These words have been fulfilled in a brilliant manner. God spoke to me and said َ اِىنِّ ﻣُﻬِنيٌۡ ﻣَّﻦۡ اَرَادَ اِﻫَﺎﻧَﺘَک i. e. , 'Whosoev- er insults you will not die before he sees his own humil- iation. ' One should ask these maulaw i s whether, by the Will of God, they have not been humiliated on account of their hostility towards me. Who among those who have hurled insults at me can say that the Quranic prophecy ۡ 1 16 has not been fulfilled in my favour? By using the word ﺑﻌﺾ [some] the Holy Quran 14 And if he be a liar, on him will be the sin. — Al-Mu’min , 40:29 [Publishers] 15 But if he is truthful, then some of that which he threatens you with will surely befall you. — Al-Mu’min , 40:29 [Publishers] 16 Ibid