Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 347
POSTSCRIPT-SIGN NUMBER 119 347 When God Almighty so willed, this hidden fact was brought to light with the help of the index. As foretold in the prophecy, the millstone turned in a moment. Obviously, with the movement of the millstone, that part of the millstone that is hidden from the eye presents itself to the eyes and what is in front, becomes invisible. The same thing happened of this case. The issues that were before the judge earlier—namely, that the plaintiff Ghulām Jīlānī in his plaint had indicated only Imām-ud-Dīn to be in possession—disappeared instantly with the presentation of the index; and quite like the hidden side of the millstone, new issues presented themselves. The hidden matter which God Almighty had promised to reveal in this prophecy had disclosed itself. The fact of the matter is that the complaint filed by Ghulām Jīlānī belonged to a dis- tant period over which some forty years had passed; that case belonged to my father's time. I knew nothing about it. Since only Imām-ud-Din was named as the respondent in the plaintiff's complaint and all other documents had been destroyed and thirty years had passed, and mean- while my father and—after him—my elder brother too had died, I had no knowledge of all these concealed matters. Now one ought to think how great this prophecy is that is steeped in divine succour. We cannot vouch for the Islam of those who deny even such prophecies. What a pity that these people do not respect even divine succour. There was a time when the Christian ministers alleged, out of their sheer prejudice, that there was no prophecy in the Holy Quran. Muslim scholars did answer them, but the truth is that, to refute the one who denies prophecies and extraordinary Signs, is the task that can be done only by the one who can himself show a proph- ecy. Otherwise, this matter cannot be settled merely by talk. Thus, when the denials of the Christian ministers reached the limits, God sent me to bring the Muḥammadan argument to complete fulfilment. Where are the Christian ministers now to stand up to me? I did not come untimely. I came at a time when Islam was being trampled under the feet of Christians.