Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 236
236 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION Finally, I say with great emphasis and with great assertion and with great discernment that, in response to all the objections Dr. 'Abdul- Ḥakim Khān and the clerics of his ilk have raised against my proph- ecies, I can demonstrate that, of all the great Prophets, there is not a single Prophet who does not have an objection similar to these against one of his prophecies. I will not just present the incident of Yūnus; rather, I shall present the like of it from the prophecies of Ḥaḍrat Mūsā, Ḥaḍrat ‘Īsā, and the Chief of the Prophets, may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, or from the Word of God. But I would like to know if all these people would be prepared, at that time, to repu- diate all these Prophets; and would they be ready, consequent to the presentation of such evidence on my part, to abuse them as they abuse me and denounce them as impostors as they have denounced me as an impostor? O ignorant and sightless ones! Why do you ruin your Hereafter? Alas! Why do you deliberately fall into the fire, and why have you deviated from faith and righteousness to the extent that you are not even fearful as to which of the holy and sacred ones will be affected by these objections? God Almighty says in the Holy Quran: إِنْ يَكُ كَاذِبًا فَعَلَيْهِ كَذِبُه وَ إِنْ يَكُ صَادِقًا يُصِبْكُمْ بَعْضُ الَّذِى يَعِدُكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي مَنْ هُوَ مُسرِف كَذَّابٌ. وو Meaning that, if this Prophet is an impostor, he will himself perish, for God does not allow an impostor's task to be accomplished because otherwise it would render the case of a truthful claimant and that of an impostor indistinguishable. And if this Messenger is truthful, some of his prophecies of warning will certainly come to pass. The word 'some' that figures in this verse clearly indicates that it is not necessary that all the prophecies of warning—i. e. regarding pun- ishment—that a true Messenger makes will be fulfilled. Of course, it 1. Surah al-Mu'min, 40:29 [Publisher]