Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 61
CHAPTER III 61 * by offering that excuse? 1 * Repent, for the days of God are nigh, and such Signs are about to appear that will shake the earth. that you These indeed are the Signs of God that I present. However, reflect upon what argument you hold in this controversy, except put forth such aḥādīth which are contradicted by the testimony of the Holy Quran, contradicted by other aḥādīth, and contradicted by actual events as they are unfolding. Where is the Dajjal about whom you are spreading fear? In contrast, the Dajjal alluded to in 2 is growing ever more powerful day by day, and the heavens and the earth may well-nigh be rent asunder on account of his mischief. If your hearts had the fear of God, reflection upon Surah al-Fatihah alone would have sufficed for you. Was it not possible that you misunderstood the prophecy about the Promised Messiah? Are exam- ples of such errors not present among the Jews and the Christians? Then how can you be immune from error? Also, is it not the practice of God that at times He tries His servants by such prophecies, just as the Jews and Christians were tried with the prophecy of the Torah and the Prophet Malachi, and the prophecy of the Gospel? Do not, therefore, transgress the bounds of taqwā [righteousness]. Did the last Prophet appear among the Israelites the way the Jews and their Prophets had understood, or did Prophet Ilyās return [physically] to the earth? Certainly not. Rather, the Jews erred on both occasions. Therefore, be fearful, for God Almighty warns you in Sūrah al-Fā- tiḥah lest you become Jews. Just like your contention, the Jews were also obstinate about the literal interpretation of the Book of Allah. 1. If the Signs of God Almighty that have hitherto appeared in my support were counted, they would number more than 300,000. Thus, if out of so many Signs, two or three are unclear in the eyes of any opponent, then is this their righteousness that, instead of benefiting from so many Signs, they raise such a clamour about those few that are obscure to them? Is there no similar precedent to be found in the prophecies of [earlier] Prophets? (Author) 2. Those who have not gone astray (Surah al-Fatiḥah, 1:7). [Publisher]