109. [One Hundred-Ninth] Sign

The Sign that has already been published in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, is as follows:

See Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya page 5551.

(Translation): ‘Thus did We favour this Yusuf [ Joseph] with Our Signs so that We may save him from the vices and faults which will be ascribed to him. We shall do this to enable you to warn the negligent through the grandeur of those Signs, for the truth is that people are moved only by the words of those whom God Himself invests with eminence and distinction.’

Here, God Almighty named me Yusuf. This, in fact, is a prophecy that means that just as Yusuf ’s brothers caused much distress to Yusuf on account of their ignorance and left no stone unturned to kill him, God says that the same will happen here as well, and indicates that these people who are my brethren in faith will also hatch big plots to kill and destroy (me), but will eventually fail. God will make them realize that He has adorned the one they wish to humiliate with the crown of honour. Then, it will become evident to many that they were in the wrong, as He says in another revelation:

Meaning that: They will fall in prostration with their chins on the ground, saying ‘O our Lord! Forgive us, we were in error.’ They will address you thus, ‘By God! God has chosen you out of us all, and we were in error.’ Then God will address those who repent, ‘There is no reprimand for you this day because you have come to believe; God shall forgive you your earlier offences as He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.’

In short, this prophecy foretells two events of the unseen: (1) Firstly, in the future, bitter opponents will appear from amongst my compatriots and the flame of jealousy will rage in them as it did in the brothers of Yusuf(as). This will turn them into bitter enemies and they will hatch plots of all kinds for (my) death and destruction. That opponents will arise from amongst (my) compatriots and will commit great mischief is a prophecy because it is recorded in Barahin- e-Ahmadiyya and twenty-five years have lapsed since. At that time, I had no enemy from among my people, for even Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya had not yet been published and there was no reason for any opposition. Hence, without doubt, the news that a time would come when such bitter enemies would make their appearance who, on account of the Islamic brotherhood, were like brethren before, is news from the unseen that God disclosed before the event and was recorded in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya.

(2) The second event of the unseen in this prophecy is that the eventual outcome of this opposition had been disclosed that, in the end, the opponents will remain frustrated and unsuccessful; and many from among them, quite like Yusuf ’s brothers, will repent. At that time, quite like Yusuf, God will adorn my humble self with the crown of honour and bestow such majesty and grandeur as would be beyond anyone’s expectation.

A substantial part of this prophecy has already been fulfilled, for many enemies have emerged who seek my destruction. The fact of the matter is that they are even worse in their evil intentions than Yusuf ’s brothers. But God Almighty has humiliated them by subordinating hundreds of thousands of people to me and by bestowing special honour and glory upon me. And the time is close at hand when God Almighty shall manifest my honour even more, and those who are auspicious from among the staunch opponents will be forced to admit [Lord! Forgive us; surely, we were in error’]. Moreover, they will have to concede [‘We testify before Allah that Allah has exalted you above us’].