Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 276
276 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Four Categories of Signs in Favour of My Truthfulness In the course of this discussion, the Promised Messiah (as) said: I have mentioned countless times that Allah the Exalted has granted me signs, which may be clas- sified in four categories. I have written and published them more than once, and have made strong challenges in this regard. Firstly, the sign that relates to my knowledge of the Arabic language. This was bestowed upon me when Muhammad Husain of Batala wrote that I—a humble man-was ignorant of even a single Arabic tense. I had never claimed on any prior occasion that I did know a single Arabic tense. However, in any case, those who have studied Arabic writing and composition can understand its complexi- ties and can appreciate its qualities. Maulvi Sahib (referring to Maulvi Abdul- Karim Sahib) has been observing from the very outset the miraculous nature in which Allah the Exalted has helped me. One is faced with great difficulty when they are unable to find an appropriate word from purely classical language to fit an instance. In such instances, Allah the Exalted inspires me in a flash with the perfect word. To produce new and self-crafted expressions is easy, but to make use of pure and classical language is challenging. Then, I have published my Arabic works with hefty offers of reward and have said that people are free to solicit assistance from whomsoever they please—even natives of the language. For God Almighty has assured me that no one has the ability to match me in this respect, for this sign is from among the miracles of the Holy Quran and has been granted to me by way of reflection. Secondly, there is the acceptance of prayers. I have experienced during the composition of my Arabic works how abundantly my prayers have been accepted. I have prayed on each and every word. I hold the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, as an exception (for everything that I have received is by his grace and on account of obedience to him), but I can say that my prayers have been accepted to such an extent that perhaps no other person has experienced such acceptance. I cannot enumerate whether such instances equate to ten thousand, two hundred thousand, or even more. In fact, there are certain signs of acceptance that are known to a world of people. Thirdly, there is the sign of prophecies, i. e. the disclosing of the unseen. Astrologers and diviners do, by way of conjecture, make predictions which prove to be true in part. History tells us that even in the time of the Messenger of Allah,