The Miracle of Ahmad — Page 11
11 Bar a h i n I had been called ‘ I s a and named Kh a tamul-Khulaf a ’ [the Seal of the Successors] and declared to be the one who was to break the Cross. Also, I was told that the Holy Quran and the Hadith contain the tidings of my advent, and that I am the one to whom the following verse refers: 1 َوُه ْۤيِذَّلا َلَسْرَا ٗهَلْوُسَر ىٰدُهْلاِب َو ِنْيِد ِّقَحْلا ٗهَرِهْظُيِل ىَلَع ِنْيِّدلا ٖهِّلُك Divine wisdom, however, caused this revelation, which was recorded in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya in unambiguous terms, to remain hidden from my eyes. Therefore, despite the fact that I had been clearly and categorically declared to be the Promised Messiah in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, it was due to this obliviousness that had been imposed upon my heart that I set out in Bar a h i n- e-Ahmadiyya the belief regarding the second coming of Hadrat ‘ I s a. This is, therefore, a proof of my complete innocence and obliviousness that while divine revelation recorded in Bar a h i n- e-Ahmadiyya accorded me the status of Promised Messiah, yet I wrote down this customarily held belief in the Bar a h i n. I per - sonally am amazed at how, despite the manifestly clear revelation in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya that declared me to be the Promised Messiah, I wrote down the customarily held creed in this very Book. Then, for as many as twelve years, which is quite a lengthy period of time, I remained absolutely unmindful and unaware 1. He it is Who has sent His Messenger with the guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may cause it to prevail over all religions ( S u rah a s - S aff, 61:10). [Publisher]