The Heavenly Decree — Page 58
58 A sm a n i Fai s lah death of this son fulfil this prophecy, or did it falsify the other? If I were to say, on the basis of my own judgement, that such and such of my sons is the promised one and my interpretation proves to be erroneous, would it take anything away from Divine revelation itself? Do we not find examples of an error of interpretation among earlier Prophets as ? If in any of my books I have mentioned a prophecy which categorically points to the deceased son, let them reveal it. Telling lies is like swallowing filth. It is amazing how these people have come to love falsehood? Hundreds of my prophecies have been accurately fulfilled and have been publicized far and wide, but these clerics did not mention even one such prophecy in their love for Islam. For instance, I announced beforehand to hundreds of people that Dil i p Singh would fail in his intention of visiting India. Likewise, the news of Pundit Dy a nand’s death was given to some Hindus months before it happened. And I published an announcement bearing the tiding of the birth of my son Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood—who was born after the first Bashir-ud-Din—long before he was born. Similarly, the news of Sardar Muhammad Hay a t Kh a n’s restoration was announced to the people, while he was under suspension. The misfortune that came down upon Shaikh Maihr ‘Al i Sahib, a nobleman of Hoshiarpur, was told before its occurrence. Later, the news of his exoneration was not