Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 231
POSTSCRIPT QUESTION (9) 231 like the rest of my opponents, 'Abdul-Ḥakīm Khān, in his booklet al-Masiḥud-Dajjal, has tried to deceive the public by suggesting that my prophecies have been proving false. Accordingly, after quoting the prophecy about 'Abdullāh Ātham, and the one about Ahmad Baig's son-in-law and the one about Muḥammad Husain Batalavi and some of his companions, he has claimed that they were not fulfilled. However, I have written a number of times concerning these prophecies, that they have been fulfilled in conformity with divine practice. I have explained hundreds of times concerning ‘Abdullāh Ātham and also about Ahmad Baig and his son-in-law that both these prophecies were conditional in nature. The prophecy regarding 'Abdullāh Ātham stated, in as many words, that he would die within fifteen months provided he did not turn to the truth; and, additionally, it did not have the explicit wording 'pro- vided he became a Muslim. "To turn to' is a phrase which relates to [the condition of] one's heart. * Accordingly, 'Abdullāh Ātham, in the same meeting comprising of about sixty to seventy persons, displayed signs of "turning to truth' after hearing the prophecy. That is, when I informed him after reading out the prophecy, that: 'In your book, you have used the term dajjal about our Noble Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him; in retribution thereof, it is prophesied that your life shall end within fifteen months. At this, he turned pale, hung his tongue out, placed both his hands on his ears and said aloud that he had never given the name dajjal to the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 2 From amongst the Muslims present at the meeting, there was a prominent citizen of Amritsar, perhaps named Yūsuf Shah. 1. If it is prophesied about someone that he will become a leper in fifteen months and, instead of the fifteenth month, he becomes a leper in the twen- tieth month with the result that his nose and the rest of the limbs fall off, will such a person have the right to claim that the prophecy was not fulfilled? One should consider the substance of the issue. (Author) 2. It is quite clear from these words that 'Abdullāh Ātham did withdraw from saying dajjāl, and this very word was, in fact, the primary cause of this prophecy. (Author)