The Shining Lamp — Page 53
Truth has Come—Views of Aryas 53 Meaning: Call to mind the time in the future when one who has rejected you will devise a plan against you and will say to his com- panion H a m a n, ‘[O H a m a n], set ablaze a fire of mischief for me, so that I might find out about the God of M u s a [Moses] because I consider him to be a liar. ’ Both hands of Ab u Lahab [the Father of Flames] perished and so did he perish himself. It did not be- hove him to enter into this affair accusing me of falsehood and of being a disbeliever except in fear and that if he did not com- prehend something, he should have asked about them. And as for that which afflicts you, it is from God alone. A trial will arise here, then be steadfast as Prophets of high resolve were stead- fast. Hearken! This tribulation is from God Almighty so that He might love you exceedingly—the love of God, the Mighty and the Most Noble. This is a bounty which shall never be withdrawn. It was at this time that I came to understand that in the ilh a m, by ‘H a m a n’ is meant Na zi r H usain Mu h addith of Delhi because it was to him, first of all, that Muhammad H usain took his plea. And he said to him: ُ َامَان ه َا ي ْ اَوْقِد ْ لِی ُ َامَان ه َا ي ْ اَوْقِد ْ لِی ; the meaning of which is that lay the foundation of accusing me of disbelief so that others may follow therefrom. From this it is proven that the end of Na zi r H usain is ruined if he does not offer taubah [repentance] before dying. And it is possible that by ‘Abu Lahab’ [the Father of Flames] is also meant Na zi r H usain. It is possi- ble that Muhammad H usain’s end might be in accord with the verse: ُتْنَمٰا ٗهَّنَا ۤاَل َهٰلِا اَّلِا ْۤيِذَّلا ْتَنَمٰا ٖهِب اْۤوُنَب َلْيِءٓاَرْسِا ُتْنَمٰا ٗهَّنَا ۤاَل َهٰلِا اَّلِا ْۤيِذَّلا ْتَنَمٰا ٖهِب اْۤوُنَب َلْيِءٓاَرْسِا [‘I believe that there is no God but He in Whom the Children of Israel believe] ( S u rah Y u nus, 10:91), because some of my dreams support this interpretation. Thus, by the grace of God, it would not be surprising at all that after seeing the continuous support of God, he may offer taubah in the end, and H a m a n may come to destruction. The third mischief, which is of the third rank, is the mis- chief of the death of Lekh Ram. This refers to the ill thinking of the Aryas and their secret attempts to cause harm—as mention is found also in the Paisa Akhb a r of their intentions to assassinate [me]. And there is this ilh a m on page 557 of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya [ See also English translation, Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part 4, Sub-Footnote Number Four, p. 435, published in 2016] concerning this mischief and the Sign