Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 209
209 When a child advances from infancy, before reaching an age of maturity, they are sent to school—this is the first step. However, the first step in the life of the Holy Prophet sa was something of a miracle! Since the Holy Prophet sa was the Seal of the Prophets, his person and every aspect of his life was miraculous in nature. His way of life was such that he did not receive even an elementary education, yet he brought a matchless bounty as great as the Quran and gave the Muslim community a magnificent miracle. The Prophets of previous times appeared and after remaining on earth for some time, went on, after which their religion disappeared. In truth, God had destined for these religions to fade away but had determined to maintain the signs and imprints of this Faith. For no religion can remain without miracles. People can only believe in hearsay for a few days, then they begin to say: ا�ی�ہہ اہجں اھٹمےت االگ نک ڈاھٹ It is this world that is delightful, who has ever seen the next world? This is why God has willed for a living miracle to accompany Islam. A Sign of the Truth of Islam A prophecy was made with immense strength, vigour and specificity—and through this prophecy, may the light of Islam shine brightly until the end of time. As such, in order to establish the truth of this ever-present divine light, even in our own era, it was foretold before the death of Lekhram that he would be killed within six years. One ought to reflect. Is it within the power of a human being to foretell the time, period and manner in which someone will die, and then for that person to die exactly as foretold? When this prophecy was made, in a very short span of time, it gained fame amongst hundreds of thousands of people. Followers of every faith, whether Hindu, Muslim, Christian or Sikh, all came to know about my prophecy. This occurred to such an extent that everyone from the common man to government officials were aware of this prophecy. The Aryas themselves publicised this proph- ecy with great force and vigour. Even Lekhram himself would speak of this proph- ecy wherever he went and gave it publicity. When ultimately the prophecy was fulfilled, widespread uproar erupted. Even my home was searched—only to fur- ther establish the truthfulness of this prophecy and give it further publicity, and