Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, which was distributed twenty-five years ago in all countries; that is, it was sent to all parts of the Punjab, India, Arabia, Syria, Kabul, and Bukhara—in short, to all Islamic countries—contains the prophecy:
This revelation from God contains this prayer on my behalf: ‘O my Lord, do not leave me alone as I am now, for who is a better inheritor than You.’
That is, though I do have children, a father and a brother at this time, in the spiritual sense I am alone at present, and I seek from You such people who may become my spiritual heirs. This prayer contained a prophecy about the future that God Almighty would grant me a community that would have a spiritual relationship with me and would repent at my hand, and God be thanked that this prophecy has been so clearly fulfilled. Thousands of pious people from the Punjab and other parts of India have joined in the system of bai‘at [pledge of allegiance] at my hand. Similarly, a large number of people have pledged allegiance to me from the dominion of the Amir of Kabul. It is enough for me that thousands of people have repented of all kinds of sins at my hand. The transformation that I have seen among thousands of people after they have pledged bai‘at to me, cannot come about except through the hand of God. I can declare on oath that thousands of my true and faithful followers have attained such pure transformation that each one of them is in himself a Sign. True, they had the potential of goodness and virtue already ingrained in their nature, but it did not find expression until they entered into my bai‘at.
Thus, the testimony from God proves that I was alone to begin with, and there was no Jama‘at with me, but now no opponent can hide the fact that thousands of people are with me. Thus, the prophecies of God are such that they are accompanied by His help and succour. Who can refute my statement that when God Almighty granted me this prophecy—which was written and published in Barahin-e- Ahmadiyya—I was alone, just as God had testified, and there was no one with me except God? Even in the eyes of my kith and kin, I was of no consequence; for, they followed their path, and I followed my path. Moreover, all the Hindus of Qadian, despite their strong opposition to me, cannot but testify that in those days I lived a life of obscurity, and there was no sign whatsoever at that time that such people would join me who would have great devotion and love for me and would be ready to lay down their lives for my sake.
Now tell me: Is this prophecy not a miracle? Can a man be capable of such a thing? If so, produce any precedent for it from the present age or the past.
[But if you do it not—and never shall you do it—then guard against the Fire, whose fuel is men and stones, which is prepared for the disbelievers.]
1 Surah al-Baqarah, 2:25 [Publisher]
