The Mirror of the Excellences of Islam — Page 672
SUPPLEMENT OF THE NEWSPAPER RIYAD HIND AMRITSAR 671 This treatise that is now nearly completed, and—God willing—only a few weeks' work remains to be done. 1* This treatise includes three kinds of prophecies. First, prophecies that relate to my own humble self, comprising of comfort or pain, life or death, ordained for me, or some graces and bounties promised to my humble self. Those prophecies shall be included in the treatise. Secondly, the prophecies that relate to some friends or in general relate to a par- ticular person or to mankind at large. Some work on these remains to be completed and—God willing—that, too, would be taken care of. Thirdly, prophecies that relate to the leaders, priests, or members of other religions. In this category, I have taken up, by way of example, only a few of the Aryas and a few Hindus of Qadian about whom dif- ferent types of prophecies have been made because great vehemence and strong denial is indeed found among them these days. At this juncture, I am also inclined to wish that our beneficent English Government-under whose protective care we are spending our time in an absolutely care-free environment in freedom and avail- ability of solitude, peace, and prosperity-may remain under His pro- tection and support and may He grant victory to our Government by plunging the dismal Russia in its self-inflicted wanderings. Therefore, God willing, such glad tidings also (if they are granted) will be included as appropriate. However, prophecies are not in one's own control so that they should always contain only good news. Therefore, with all humility, I request all friends and foes that if they find anything in any prophecy concerning themselves that bears heavy on them (like news of death or some other calamity), they may consider me excusa- ble. In particular, those who, on account of opposition, or difference of 1. Due to some reasons, this treatise has not yet been published as of 25 February 1893, but some of its prophecies have been published in different ways, and God willing-shall continue to be published. (Author) * It was published in May 1897 and is now included in volume 12 of Rūḥānī Khazā’in. [Publisher]