Some Prophecies of Hazrat Ahmad - A Critical Study — Page 6
One is also surprised to note that the critics of the Ahmadiyya Muslim. Community have failed to observe the everyday phenomenon which is the life experience of every believer. Many a times, through the medium of dreams, a believer is warned of untoward accidents and impending tragedies in one's life. One can assert on the authority of the Holy Prophet of Islamsa that many such potent dreams are, in fact, Divine warnings through which God reveals the impending dangers to His servants. Yet, when the recipient of these warnings repents, supplicates for forgiveness, gives alms and offers sacrifices, such ill fated dangers are, through the exercise of His mercy and forgiveness, averted more often than not. . What opinion would the adversaries of Hadhrat Ahmad'sas prophecies have in relation to this God - a God who informs His servant of an impending occurence and then on account of one's repentance, supplications, charity and sacrifice, apparently, 'alters' His decree? Is He not true to His word?. According to the Holy Prophet of Islamsa, it is an established fact of. Islamic teachings that ‘in relation to His warnings of Divine punishment,. God Almighty is at complete liberty to forgive,'10 and 'sacrifice can revoke a punishment decreed from Heaven. '! Irrespective of what the critics of. Hadhrat Ahmadas state in relation to his prophecies, the fact remains that fulfilment of prophecies, more particularly those which augur chastisement, are entirely conditional upon the behaviour of those against whom these decrees have been issued and also God Almighty's ultimate will. 12 If He, in His wisdom, resolves not to forgive, then every word of the prophecy is fulfilled. ¹³. But, if on account of the subsequent conduct of mankind, He decides to forgive and ‘a prophecy which warns of punishment is not fulfilled, then its apparent non fulfilment cannot be construed an evidence of the falsification of God's word' 14 since He embraces all Knowledge and He alone understands, not only the condition of a person's heart, but also, the ultimate purport of His divine word. Hence, He fulfils His word as 10. Alusi, [Hadhrat] Abu'l Fadl Shihah al Din Mahmood Baghdadi:. Tafsir Ruh al Ma'ani: Vol 2, pg 55 11. Muttaqui, [Hadhrat] Sheikh 'Ala al Din 'Ali: Kanz al 'Ummal: al Jami al Sagheer: Vol 1 12. Baidawi, [Hadhrat] Imam Qadi Nasir al Din Abu Sa'id 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar al:. Anwar al Tanzil wa Asrar al Ta'wil 13. Razi, [Hadhrat] Imam Fakhr al Din: Al Tafsir al Kabir 14. lbid 6