Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 778
778 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION prayers? If He had sometimes demonstrated His powers in the past, why can He not do so now to disconcert the atheists? Therefore, my dear friends, the God of Power we all seek and are in need of is to be found only in Islam. Islam presents all the powers of God today as they had been manifested in the past. Remember well that no one can be persuaded to believe in God without the demonstra- tion of His powers and resplendent Signs; otherwise, it is nothing but a myth to declare that one believes in Parmeshwar. It is His Signs alone that help one to recognize God; if there are no Signs, then there is no God either. I have, therefore, compiled this book—Ḥaqiqatul-Waḥi— by way of specimen out of sheer sympathy [for mankind]. I enjoin you in the very name of that Parmeshwar, in whom you profess to believe, to read this book from beginning to end at least once, and to ponder over the Signs incorporated in it. Then, if you find your own religion to be lacking in similar Signs, then abandon your faith and embrace Islam out of the fear of God. Of what use and benefit is a religion that cannot lead to the Living God through the help of living Signs? Once again, I call upon you in the name of that very Parmeshwar to study this book from cover to cover at least once and do testify truly if by following your present faith you can recognise the Living God. For a third time, I call upon you in the name of the same Parmeshwar to study this book, entitled Ḥaqiqatul-Waḥī, from beginning to end at least once, for the world is nearing its end and the wrath of God is evident on all sides. May God be your Guide. You never know when death will strike. There And peace be] وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدى. is no God but the Living God upon those who follow the guidance]. ANNOUNCED BY, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, The Promised Messiah of Qadian PRINTED AT THE MAGAZINE PRESS QADIAN