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CLAIM OF DIVINITY. In evidence of their false allegation that Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam. Ahmadas of Qadian claimed to be God Almighty, some of his adversaries quote him from his book Kitabul Barriyah to state that he declared: 'I saw in one of my contemplative visions [Kashf] that I am. God myself and believed that I am the same. His Godhead penetrated and infused in me. My personal edifice collapsed and that of God appeared distinctly and divinity subdued me completely. ' He further writes 'and in this state, I submitted that we need a new system and a new sky. So, first of all, 1 vaguely created the earth and the sky but there was no order and no system therein. Then according to the will of God, I put them in proper order and appropriate arrangements and. I saw that I was capable of creating things. Then I originated the sky of the earth and said [sic]. Then I asserted that now. We should beget man with the essence of clay. Then the state of contemplative vision converted into inspiration and I started muttering "These are the inspirations I am enlightened with by God Almighty. " Kitab al Baria p. p. 85 to 87; A'ina. Kamalat i Islam p. 564. 15. While one does not accept that this is a perfectly accurate translation of Hadhrat Ahmad's as original statement, one still calls upon every honest and sincere person to read this passage, albeit not a faithful reproduction of the original and truly determine if there is any claim of Divinity contained herein. In the first instance, one draws one's attention to the following passages of this citation: 1. I saw in one of my contemplative visions [kashf] that I am. God myself and believed that I am the same. 5. Irfani, Abu al Bashir. The Cunning Chameleon, p. 15 60