Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 204
204 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad through divine inspiration and at divine behest, is a powerful and unparalleled sign from Allah, which was fulfilled before a large and illustrious gathering. The address was published under the name Khutbah Ilhamiyyah (The Revealed Ser- mon). When His Holiness was ready to deliver his sermon in Arabic, he instructed Hazrat Maulvi Abdul-Karim Sahib ra and Hazrat Maulvi Nur-ud-Din Sahib ra to sit near him and transcribe the address. When the two esteemed scholars were ready, the Promised Messiah as began his sermon in Arabic with the words: ِ یَاعِبَادَاہلل O servants of Allah! At one point during the sermon, His Holiness also said: “Write this now because the words are fading away. ” When the Promised Messiah as had finished deliver- ing his sermon and took a seat, at the request of a large part of the congrega- tion, Maulana Maulvi Abdul-Karim Sahib ra stood up to present its translation. Before the esteemed scholar could begin presenting the translation, the Promised Messiah as said: “This sermon has been appointed to serve as a sign for the accept- ance of those prayers which I made yesterday on the Day of Arafat and during the night preceding the Eid day, in that if I was able to deliver this sermon in the Arabic language extempore, all of my supplications would be deemed accepted by God. All praise belongs to Allah that all of those supplications have also been accepted by God Almighty in accordance with His promise. ” A Prostration of Gratitude and Acceptance Maulana Abdul-Karim Sahib ra was still presenting the translation of this sermon when the Promised Messiah as passionately and uncontrollably fell into prostra- tion out of gratitude to God. Along with His Holiness, the entire gathering also fell into a prostration of gratitude. When the Promised Messiah as raised his head, he said: “I have just seen the word Mubarak (felicitations) written in red letters. This, is a sign of acceptance. ” 1 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 4, no. 16, dated 1 May 1900, p. 5