Lecture Ludhiana — Page 9
9 speculation, especially when it is prophesied by one so unknown, and the prophecy is moreover accompanied by another prophecy to the effect that people will try to oppose but they will be frustrated in their designs. To predict that the attempts of the opponents will fail while he who predicts will succeed is phenomenal indeed! However, if you still entertain doubts, the onus to cite a precedent lies with you. I challenge you to cite just one instance of an impostor since the time of Adam as to the present day who made such a prophecy twenty five years in advance while he was still in a state of anonymity. If anyone can produce such a precedent, then this entire movement and mission shall surely stand rejected. But who can undo the work and will of Allah? To reject, ridicule and deny without any justification is the practice of the baseborn and the illegitimate. No gentleman can commit such felony. This should suffice to establish the truth of my claim to those among you who have an open mind. Remember, this prophecy cannot be rejected unless you produce a prece- dent to disprove it. I repeat that this prophecy is very much there in Brahini Ahmadiyya , which was reviewed by Maulvi Abu Sa’eed. Here in this very town Maulvi Muhammad Hassan and Munshi Muhammad Umar and some others must also have this book. Copies of it have reached Mecca, Madina and Bokhara. It was also sent to the government. It has been widely read by Hindus, Muslims and Brahmu Sama-