Lecture Ludhiana — Page 11
11 in producing precedents; only their tongues wagged and they continued to denounce them as impostors. In my case too, when their position became wholly untenable, they could do little else but call me an impostor and Antichrist. But could they ever blow out the flame of divine light with their breath? No, never! Says Allah in the Holy Qur’an: 8 Furthermore, those who have an ingrained tendency to cast doubts, dub such miracles and signs as sleight of hand. But a prophecy as such admits of no doubt. That is why prophecies have been proclaimed as the great signs and miracles of prophethood. Both the Torah and the Holy Qur’an testify to this truth. No miracle can match a prophecy. Hence the elect of God are to be recognized by their prophecies because prophecies are the crucial criteria decreed by God Himself. He says: 9 This means, ‘Secrets of the divine are only revealed to the chosen prophets of God. ’ It should also be borne in mind that some prophecies contain fine and abstruse meanings which, for their subtlety, cannot be comprehended by the short-sighted 8 ‘Allah will perfect His light, even if the disbelievers hate it. ’ (61:9) [Translator] 9 72:27,28 [Translator]