Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation)

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 222

222 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION written in a book of mine that whosoever does not believe in me shall become a disbeliever and be cast into Hell even if he is unaware of my name and even if he is in a land where my message has not reached. This is a totally false imputation on the part of the said doctor. I have not written so in any book or announcement. It is incumbent upon him to produce any one of my books which contains this statement. It should be known that he has levelled this false allegation against me out of sheer cunning, as is his wont. It is something which certainly no reasonable person can ever accept. How can a person who is totally unaware of even my name be considered accountable? However, I do say that, since I am the Promised Messiah and God has openly mani- fested heavenly Signs in my support, everyone who in the estimation of God has been furnished with sufficient evidence regarding my advent as the Promised Messiah and has become aware of my claim, shall be held accountable, for no one can deliberately turn away with impunity from those who have been sent by God. The call for justice against this sin is not for myself, but is for the one for whose support I have been sent, that is, Haḍrat Muḥammad Mustafa [the Chosen One], may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. He who does not accept me is disobedient not to me but to him who had prophesied my advent. I hold the same belief with regard to believing in the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. He who has heard the call of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and has become aware of his advent and who, in the estimation of God, has been furnished with sufficient evidence regarding the Prophethood of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and dies as a disbeliever, he would be condemned to eternal Hell. The knowledge whether sufficient evidence has been furnished lies with God Almighty alone. However, reason demands that, since peo- ple are endowed with different capabilities and understanding, the furnishing of 'sufficient evidence, too, shall not take place in only one way. Therefore, if those who, on account of their intellectual capacity, can understand and recognize quite easily the divine arguments and