Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 220
220 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION with those conditions. These people do not know that it is not necessary for the prophecies of warning to be fulfilled. All the Prophets are agreed on this. I do not want to write more about it, for my books are full of the relevant details. Indeed, Ātham died in keeping with the prophecy and Ahmad Baig died as well, in keeping with the prophecy. Now they complain about his son-in-law, but they overlook the practice of God that is established concerning prophecies of warning. If they have mod- esty, decency, and fairness they ought to prepare two lists; in one they should document the prophecies which they consider unfulfilled, and in the second list I shall write those prophecies whose fulfilment cannot be denied by anyone. Then they will realize that they are presenting a mere drop that is—in their opinion—impure, before an entire ocean of limpid water. In short, it is a point worth considering that so much of their crying and clamour is simply over two prophecies! On the contrary, there are thousands of prophecies that have been fulfilled and hundreds of thou- sands of people are witness to them. If they fear God, why do they not avail of them? Even the Jews continue to insist, in the same fashion, that a majority of the prophecies made by Haḍrat ‘Īsā [Jesus], peace be upon him, have not been fulfilled; for instance, the prophecy regarding the twelve thrones of the twelve disciples, and the prophecy concerning his second coming in that very age. " 1* In sum, the truth of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has been established for the entire world. The rays 1. ☆ The Torah of Ḥaḍrat Mūsā [Moses] contained the prophecy that he would deliver the Israelites to Syria, a country in which ran rivulets of milk and hon- ey. But this prophecy was not fulfilled. Ḥaḍrat Mūsā died on the way and the Israelites died too, only their children reached there. Similarly, the prophe- cy of Hadrat 'Isǎ that his disciples would be vouchsafed twelve thrones, also turned out not to be correct. Now, will you give up belief in the Prophethood of both Mūsǎ and 'Isā? Sayyed 'Abdul-Qadir Jilani says, meaning that sometimes a promise is made and is not kept. To create such an uproar over unfulfilled conditional prophecies of warning betrays great ignorance. (Author)