Some Prophecies of Hazrat Ahmad - A Critical Study — Page 48
of water but, the water was extremely clear and pure. This was accompanied by a revelation, Water of Life. '¹¹. However, in response to Abdul Hakeem's prophecy, Hadhrat Ahmadas assured Abdul Hakeem that God would never allow a fabricator of lies prevail with his lies. On the contrary, he stated that 'those accepted of God carry with them the signs of such acceptance. They are known as the princes of peace. No one can prevail over them. ' Hadhrat Ahmadas also warned the doctor that 'the drawn sword of angels was in front of him; but Abdul Hakeem neither recognised nor appreciated the need of time. At the end of this declaration, Hadhrat Ahmadas supplicated the Lord to 'distinguish between the truthful and the liar as He was aware of all the affairs and the truthful. '¹². God Almighty, as is a common experience of a believer, works in diverse ways and none can be wise to the snare in which He entangles the unworthy. Consequently, He, first caused Dr. Abdul Hakeem of Patiala to reduce his original concocted prediction of Hadhrat Ahmad'sas death by ten months and eleven days. Hence, Abdul Hakeen declared that 'God had decreed to reduce the life span of Hadhrat Ahmadas which was end on the 7th of July, 1909 by 10 months and 11 days and it had now been revealed to him, on the 1st of July, 1907, that Hadhrat Ahmadas would die within 14 months of this date. '13. In response to this amended prediction of Dr. Abdul Hakeem, God. Almighty, the Sustainer of Life, directed Hadhrat Ahmadas to inform his enemy that God shall not only seize Abdul Hakeem but shall lengthen. Hadhrat Ahmadas's days and his enemies who prophecy Hadhrat. Ahmad'sas death within a certain time will all be confounded. 14. God Almighty is the Sustainer of Life and a Compassionate and Merciful. God. He can, if He chooses, extend the life of mortal beings at will and none can restrict His powers. However, this promise to 'lengthen' the life span of Hadhrat Ahmadas, when read in conjunction with the words to the effect that the 'enemies who prophesy his death within a certain time will all be confounded,' indicated that the explicit purpose of this promise of 11. Review of Religions; December, 1905, pg 480 12. Tadkirah, English Edition: pg 353 13. Al Haq wa Atmamu! Hujjat wa Takmilah: pg 6 14. Announcement: 5th November, 1907: Tadkirah, English Edition: pg 404 48