The Shining Lamp — Page 89
Fifteenth [Prophecy] 89 Fifteenth [Prophecy] This prophecy is regarding Deputy Abdullah Atham which was fulfilled with the utmost clarity. A condition was clearly stip- ulated in the ilh a m regarding the prophecy about the aforemen- tioned Atham, that if he inclined towards the truth, death would be delayed. Hence, within the time frame of the prophecy, he proved through his words and deeds that he had indeed turned to the truth. Not only did he acknowledge fear, but during the period of this prophecy, he remained holed up within his private residence like a corpse. 1 ٭ Once during this period, when he suffered from a high fever, he cried out: ‘Alas, I have been seized!’ During this period, he refrained from all sorts of debates as if he no longer had a tongue in his mouth and manifested such a strange transformation as if he was not that Atham at all. Hence, even though this transfor- mation and the distress and grief clearly visible on his face were evidence enough to show that he was repenting, he furnished this additional evidence as well. I told him that God Almighty has informed me that he had remained fearful and had refrained from the brazen aggressive style of Christianity during the period of the prophecy because he was overawed by Islam, which is one type of 1. ٭ During the period of the prophecy which lasted for 15 months, Atham so withdrew from his previous habits—viz. engaging in debates and discussions—that the like of it is not to be found in his entire pre- vious life. During this period, he did not even write a single line by way of a confrontational article. Thus, this is the clearest and most manifest proof of the fact that he stopped engaging in his previous habits and that was indeed his turning to the truth. —Author