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283 and the manner in which he would die—among other details—were explicitly stated. In the context of this prophecy there is an illustration of a hand. Then, in the same connection, the following words are mentioned: ؐ ِ رُبّان ِ دمحم ن � ی � ت � رتبس از Fear the sharp sword of Muhammad sa. All this is clearly recorded. Now someone ought to tell me whether it is within human design and power to foretell of such a happening five years in advance, when Lekhram was a young man of merely twenty-four or twenty-five years of age? Of course not. This is an act of God Almighty. This is far beyond and above human power, or human understanding and comprehension. 1 The Need for Signs Now tell me, do these signs require any other external evidence to demonstrate and establish their truth? Jesus, peace be upon him, has said that even one miracle is enough. As such, when a sign was demanded from him, he would always say that no sign, except for the sign of Prophet Jonah as , would be given to the people. I have already stated that those people who are informed of a claimant’s personal circumstances, have no real need for signs. It is only out of His mercy that Allah the Exalted manifests signs so that such people may receive further satisfaction and so that they develop a stronger belief in God’s existence. My astonishment knows no bounds and I am utterly surprised that these people accept that the saints of Allah manifested miracles, and will relate such miracles for which there is neither any proof, nor any rational or written evidence. They are nothing but legends and tales that gained publicity in an era long after their demise. If, for example, one was to ask a Shia to relate a miracle of Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, they will narrate so many that a person would tire just counting them. But if they were asked for evidence, they have nothing. The mira- cles of Syed Abdul-Qadir Jilani, may Allah have mercy on him, are related abun- dantly, but none of them are recorded in any of his books. Now, people ought to fear God and tell us after reflection: how can those events which were recorded hundreds of years after their assumed occurrence be held as true, while those signs which are being witnessed before the very eyes of the people be rejected? It is a 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 4, no. 35, dated 1 October 1900, pp. 2-3