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17 [continued] HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS Ahmad of Amritsar, who was my opponent, heard of this prophecy and also witnessed its fulfilment. The above-mentioned Aryas who used to visit me every day are also witnesses to these events, as are my servants and acquaintances. You can see that knowledge of the unseen is the peculiar attribute of God, and if these revelations were not from Him, are we then to believe that-God forbid-Satan is capable of revealing such clear and categorical knowledge of the unseen? Allah says: فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَى غَيْبِهِ أَحَدًا إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضَى مِنْ رَّسُولٍ Meaning, He only gives clear and categorical knowledge of the unseen to His chosen messengers. If someone considers my statements untrue, he should realise that these revelations have been in publi- cation for twenty years, the names of the witnesses are mentioned in the book, and yet no one has published a refutation, and man cannot have patience for lies. Many of the witnesses are still alive. If one is still not satisfied, then such a denier has the right to seek arbitration by praying لعْنَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْكَذِبِينَ ]May the curse of Allah be upon the liars]. 1 No Date of Prophecy 18 1880- 1882 The Revelation that I have been graced with has disclosed to me these miraculous prophecies that have already ap- peared in the world, and thousands of witnesses attest to them, some of which have been mentioned here Once, a revelation was received at the time of Fajr that, on the same day, money would be received from a rela- tive of Haji Arbab Muhammad Lashkar Khan. I narrated this prophecy to Sharampat and Malawamal, the Aryas mentioned above, and they insisted that one of them go Date Prophecy Fulfilled "He reveals not His secrets to any one, except to him whom He chooses, namely a Messenger of His. " Al-Jinn, 72:27-28. [Publisher] 187