A Verdict Required — Page 63
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD AS 63 Now, haven't these testimonies-strengthened by a great many pieces of evidence reached a level that can be called con- clusive and certain? And isn't this sequence of revelations over an extended seventeen-year period-which goes from our time back to that unrelated time where the pen of scheming plots would have utterly failed-sufficient for attaining complete satisfaction? Does any doubt still exist that a sceptical person can harp on? And to assert that Lekh Ram died in the fifth year of the time period; he didn't die in the sixth year—could there possibly be any greater folly than this criticism? From where and from whom did such a critic hear that dying in the sixth year was a necessary condition in the revelation? This revelation is saying in clear terms that God Almighty, keeping the specific time of death concealed, had given the Sign of a six-year time period, stating that whenever it would be His will during this term, Lekh Ram would be destroyed. Is God prohibited from concealing one aspect out of His wisdom while revealing another? Such absurd objections can only come from the mouth of a fool who is ignorant of the philosophy of Divine prophecies. The truth is that in all the prophecies made known in this world through the Prophets, it has been sanctioned [by God] that the timings of the fulfilment of the prophecies should also be kept concealed to some extent. Thus, it is often Divine practice that a limit is set for the occurrence of an event. Thereafter, it is up to God's discretion—He may fulfil it in the earlier part of that period, or in the latter part, or He may not set any limit at all and not specify any time frame. You will find hundreds of such prophecies in the Books of God where no time has been specified for their fulfilment.