The Shining Lamp — Page 101
Fifteenth [Prophecy] 101 dajj a l [deceiver], it would be tantamount to saving the entire world from evil. However, one extremely important condition is that before they make the declaration under oath, I will present before them all of the arguments to prove the truthfulness of these prophecies in a public address lasting a full two hours. This is so that they do not show haste in causing their own ruin and so that the argument may be completed against them. Moreover, they will not have the right to say a single word beyond taking the oath, and they must listen to my discourse quietly and then, after taking the aforemen- tioned oath, return to their homes. It must be noted that I have included the name of Syed Ahmad Khan amongst those who are denying because he does not believe in such Divine ilh a m and even wa hi which come from God and contain the grandeur of the knowledge of the unseen within them. He is of advanced age now, and I do not wish for him to take this error of his to the grave by following the blind thinking of Europeans. He may not consider this seriously now and may ridicule it, but it is my duty to convey to him the Message which I have now done, lest I am asked why I did not convey the Message to a lost soul. Some ignorant people pose the question why prophecies are always made only in regard to wrath and death. However, these ignorant people fail to recall that all of the Prophets have made prophecies of warnings. If this is not right and proper, then what would be the meaning of the following statement that, ‘The opponents of the Promised Messiah will perish by his breath?’ In short, the reason that these nine gentlemen have been