Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 123
11 February 1905 123 1 اَمَّنِا ُتٰيٰاْلا َدْنِع ِهّٰللا١ؕ َو ۤاَمَّنِا اَنَا ٌرْيِذَن ٌنْيِبُّم اَمَّنِا ُتٰيٰاْلا َدْنِع ِهّٰللا١ؕ َو ۤاَمَّنِا اَنَا ٌرْيِذَن ٌنْيِبُّم The job of Prophets is not to act like magicians and show con- juring tricks; they are God’s Messengers. Scientific discussion is different and spiritual discussion is different. The short deci- sion is that if there is mutual contradiction in the word, then the action itself will settle the issue. A revenue collector who is a fabricator [of lies] cannot be held in high esteem by the Government and is arrested, so how can one who fabricates lies against Allah be His beloved, and why would He ever support him? If the honour bestowed upon a truthful one were the same as that given to a liar, peace and security would be lifted from the world. So, remember that the doubts of words can be removed only by deeds. God’s promises to me were recorded in Bar a h i n [ -e- Ahmadiyya ] 25 to 30 years ago, and many have been fulfilled. Those that remain, you may wait for them [to be fulfilled] if you so wish. There is also satanic interference in revelation, as is evident from the Holy Quran, but the one who is under the influ- ence of Satan is not helped. Help is only provided to the one under the shadow of the Most Gracious. I do not call anyone a fabricator [of lies] with my tongue. Since revelation can be satanic as well, it is possible that a naive person was deceived. It is for this reason that I present proof of Divine action. The Messenger of Allah, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, also presented this, and God Almighty has placed great emphasis on action. It is indeed His action that is spoken of in this verse: 1. The Signs are with Allah, and certainly I am a clear Warner ( S u rah al-‘Ankab u t, 29:51). [Publisher]