The Shining Lamp — Page 69
Ninth [Prophecy] 69 us how many minutes have gone by as of 1 February 1897. How sad that Najfi also failed to show the spectacle of fall- ing from some minaret. است شیخی و گزاف و الف همین گر است نجفی صد از بهتر نجدی شیخ [If this indeed is boasting and speaking nonsense, Then Sheikh Najdi (Satan) is better than a hundred Sheikh Najfis. ] This person, Sharampat, is a highly prejudiced Arya who, I believe, does not even care about God in supporting the Arya faith. Nevertheless, God made him a witness for me. If I have spoken even an iota of falsehood in this account, he should publish an announcement stating the following under oath: ‘I swear by Parmeshwar that what this person is saying is entirely false, and if it is not false, then may a severe punishment descend upon me within one year. ’ 1 ٭ Thus, if that extraordinary punishment does not descend upon him, whereby everyone testifies that it was a punishment from God, you may kill me in any manner you wish. The condi- tion I have laid down for this is that the punishment must not be through human means but should be directly from the heavens. 1. ٭ There is not an iota of exaggeration in what has been narrated about Arya Sharampat. I swear in the name of God Almighty that it is entirely true and correct. Thus, whoever accuses me of exaggeration and embel- lishment commits an injustice, and the remedy for it is indeed what I have written. —Author