The Shining Lamp — Page 86
86 The fear of death is simply trampled underfoot by this brave group [the Prophets]. So how can such fear be attributed to the heart of a Prophet? Nay, it was the fear of being deemed accursed that troubled his heart, but ultimately this righteous one was saved by God. The prophecy in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya contains an indica- tion that the same kind of conspiracy would be carried out against me by a particular people. Consequently, following the death of Lekh Ram, this is exactly what the Hindus did and are continu- ing to do. However, in order to establish my falsehood they have thought up this other option also that, if possible, I too should be assassinated as close to the day of Eid as possible. And in this way, by destroying the divine prophecy, they could erase the grandeur of Islam from the hearts of the people and turn the attention of people towards thinking that just as Lekh Ram was killed follow- ing a prophecy made in advance, this person was also killed as a result of their prophecy made in advance. Thus, if that was con- sidered to be an ilh a m from God, then their ilh a m should also be called the revelation of God. This would cause turmoil in the world and witnessing the death of a Muslim alongside the death of a Hindu, people will come to the conclusion that both these schemes were planned by man, and in this way this person would easily be proven to be a liar. Hence, both the Jews and the Hindus had a common aim of proving falsehood, only they thought of executing it in different ways. Thus, God had informed me seventeen years before this time that just as the Jews were left frustrated in their plan, the Hindus shall also be left frustrated in their plan. And I was told in very clear terms that the conspiracy to murder would occur when a