Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 290
290 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION ☆ I replied, "Among other Signs in his favour there was the plague, which broke out after the prophecy. It continues to devour the world. " At this, he blurted, “Plague will not touch me. Rather, this plague has come in order to kill Mirza Sahib instead. 1 It will have no effect on me at all. It will affect Mirza Sahib alone. " The conversation ended at this much discussion. One week later, when I reached Lahore, I received the news that my uncle Nūr Aḥmad had died of plague. A number of the residents of that village are witness to this conversation and it is an incident which cannot be concealed. ' Miyāń Mi'raj Dīn writes from Lahore: 'Maulawi Zainul-'Abidin, who had passed his exams with Honours in Arabic and Persian, and was related to Maulawi Ghulam Rasul of Qila, had graduated in theological studies and was a popular teacher in the Anjuman-e-Himāyat-e-Islām, Lahore. At a shop in the Kashmiri Bazaar, he entered into a mubahalah [prayer duel] with Maulawi Muḥammad Ali of Sialkot regarding the truth of Your Holiness's claim. Then, a few days later, he died of plague. Not only he but his wife, too, died of plague, and his son-in-law, who was an employee of the Accountant General's Department, also died of plague. Similarly, seventeen members of his family died of plague after the mubahalah? How peculiar! Can anyone understand the mystery behind these people believing me to be the liar, impostor, and Dajjāl, yet they are the ones who die when there is a mubāhalah? Could there possibly be―God forbid l—a misunderstanding on the part of God? Why is the wrath of God being inflicted on such ‘pious' people who are subjected to death, suffering from humiliation and disgrace on top of it? Further, Miyāń Mi'raj Dīn writes: 'Similarly, Karīm Bakhsh, a contractor in Lahore, used to be very insolent and offensive to Your Holiness and behaved like that most of the time. I remonstrated with him a number of times but he would not desist. Eventually, his life was cut short in his prime. ' 1. In the sight of God Almighty, these words were tantamount to the challenge of mubahalah [prayer duel]. (Author)