Life of Ahmad — Page 790
A FALSE MOSES as 790 claims, never manufactured any revelations. They never claimed that God had revealed to them such and such words as did the Holy Prophet sa and Ahmad as. The point under discussion was as to whether any impostor had ever lived for 23 years in spite of his claim that he received definite and verbal revelation from God. These people had made no such claims. An impostor could, of course, manufacture revelations for some time but if he persists in that course he is bound to be destroyed. On the other hand, an unconscious impostor or a victim of self-deception is nothing short of a lunatic and as such he cannot be held responsible for his vagaries. But the true recipient of the word of God is distinguished from all others by his personal purity and the practical help and support that he receives from God. The true word of God is and must be accompanied by the work of God. A stray and occasional word of God does not entitle the recipient to announce himself as one commissioned by God for the regeneration of mankind. The revelations which Il a h i Bakhsh published in his book could not have been true. His hesitation in publishing them is proof of the fact that he himself was not really convinced of their truth. He might have been a victim of deception or an impostor who manufactured revelations, but he was not permitted to live long. He was surely not helped by God. His revelations were definitely falsified.