The Shining Lamp — Page 91
Fifteenth [Prophecy] 91 impossible for people to comprehend? Given all this, if insisting on denial is not dishonesty, then what else can it be? The truth is that the world will never be satisfied by any means. Atham adopted meekness and decency, and his heart became filled with fear. Thus, in accord with the condition of the ilh a m, God granted him respite during the period of fear. However, the worldly people still questioned, ‘Why did Atham not die?’ But Lekh Ram showed no fear and displayed insolence, so God Almighty caused him to die precisely within the prescribed period. At this, the worldly people proclaimed, ‘Why did Lekh Ram die? There must have been a hidden conspiracy!’ So there was an uproar from the opponents when one was saved from death within the prescribed period, questioning why he was saved; and yet again they created an uproar when the other was caused to die within the prescribed period, again questioning why he was seized! And just as news concerning Lekh Ram is present in Bar a h i n- e-Ahmadiyya since seventeen years ago, in the same way the news concerning Atham is also foretold in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya. If page 241 of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya 1 is read carefully, then one will have to admit that it foretells the Christian mischief that arose after the prescribed period of the prophecy concerning Atham had elapsed. Reflecting upon these facts, the faith of an honest person grows stronger, but it is sad that our opponents are only progress- ing daily towards dishonesty. Who knows what the future holds for them? The condition of the maulaw i s is indeed most pitiable, 1. See also English translation, Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part 3, Sub-Footnote Number One, p. 211–212, published in 2018. [Publisher]