Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 829
CHAPTER TWO 829 them, flee from the mercy of Allah when it comes, and avoid Allah's serving table [heavenly food] when it approaches them. They follow other paths. They fear not the heat of the fire and its flames, yet they fear the bitterness of the world. They have traversed the entire path of which Satan did not cover even half; in this way, they have gone beyond the rebellious sneaking whisperer. Among them are some who say they alone are scholars, yet they talk like fools and mislead people without possessing knowledge and guidance. They turn away from the truth which now is so open and self-evident. They bury the Best of the Messengers in the earth but raise ‘Īsāªs to the heavens. That, indeed, is an unfair division! They have sight, but do not see. They witness the truth, yet they pretend knowingly to be sightless. They hide truth that is as manifest as the midday sun. Do they not see the help of Allah and the way it came? Each year, God demonstrates to them Signs, which they so abhor. Then they pass by them as if they have not seen any- 1. I have recorded time and again that among the magnificent Signs of Allah is the prophecy that contains the news that great multitudes of people will accept me and join this Movement. I received this revelation when I was unknown and obscure among the commoners and the elite. After that, the number of my followers increased to such an extent that its full range and the extent of its numbers is known to God who has knowledge of all that is known and unknown. Therefore, pause and reflect! Is this not one of the great Signs? My statement is also supported by what I received today, the last day of January 1907, from Egypt. I reproduce a couple of lines for the perusal of the fair-minded, which are as follows: To, The Honourable and worthy of respect, The Promised Messiah of Qadian, India and the Punjab, After salutation, it is submitted that in this country the number of your fol- lowers is very large, quite like the particles of sand and pebbles. Every one of them is a genuine follower of your creed and the follower of your helpers. The writer: Aḥmad Zuhri Badr-ud-Din of Alexandria 19 December 1906. Letter of Aḥmad Zuhri Badr-ud-Din of Alexandria ―(Author)