145. [One Hundred Forty-Fifth] Sign1

In his booklet, Fath-e-Rahmani, that was published to refute me in 1315 Hijrah and was printed at the Ahmadi press, Ludhiana, Maulawi Ghulam Dastagir Qasuri prayed against me in the form of a mubahalah this maledictive prayer of his on page 26 and 27 of the said book:

Mubahlah of Ghulam Dastagir

[‘O our Allah, O Master of Glory and Honour, O Lord of Sovereignty]! Just as in response to the prayer and effort of a godly scholar, Hadrat Muhammad Tahir [Gujarati], author of Majma‘ Biharul-Anwar, You destroyed the false Mahdi and fake Messiah (who was born in his time), similar is the prayer and petition of this humble one—Qasuri, may God be on his side, who is exerting to the best of his ability in support of Your true religion—that You may enable the Mirza of Qadian and his companions to genuinely repent, but if that is not so decreed, then make them the object of this verse of the Holy Quran:

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You have power over everything and acceptance of prayer is worthy of You. Amin.’

Again, in the footnote on page 26 of the aforementioned book, the Maulawi has written about me:

meaning: ‘May he and his followers perish.’

Thus, I am still alive by the grace of God Almighty and the number of my followers is about fifty times greater than it was at that time.

As is obvious Maulawi Ghulam Dastagir had left the decision regarding my truth or falsehood to the verse 3 which in this context means that the root of whosoever is unjust will be cut off, and it is no secret to any scholar that the application of the aforesaid verse is general and it affects the one who is the wrongdoer. Therefore, it was but necessary that the wrongdoer should be destroyed by virtue of this verse. Since in Allah’s sight Ghulam Dastagir Qasuri was the wrongdoer, he did not even get the respite to see the publication of his book, and died even before its publication; everyone knows that he died within a few days after his prayer.

Some ignorant maulawis write that Ghulam Dastagir did not do the mubahalah; he had only prayed against the wrongdoer. But I say that when he had sought God’s adjudication with my death4 and had declared me to be the wrongdoer, why then did that malediction backfire upon him? Why did God single out Ghulam Dastagir for death at such a critical time when people were eagerly awaiting the verdict from God; whereas he wished my death in his prayer in order to prove to the world that just as a false Mahdi and false Messiah had died as a result of Muhammad Tahir’s malediction, so would I die as a result of his prayer? Why then was the effect of his prayer exactly the opposite?

It is true that a false Mahdi and a false Messiah had died as a result of Muhammad Tahir’s malediction and emulating that same Muhammad Tahir, Ghulam Dastagir had prayed against me. It is indeed a point to ponder as to what the effect of Muhammad Tahir’s malediction was and what the effect of Ghulam Dastagir’s prayer was. Should you now assert that Ghulam Dastagir died by chance, then you should also affirm that the false Mahdi, too, died by chance and that it was no miracle of Muhammad Tahir’s! [The curse of Allah be upon the liars!]

About eleven years have passed since the death of Ghulam Dastagir. God killed him who was wrongdoer and ruined his house. Now speak up with justice! Who was uprooted and upon whom did the prayer befall? Says Allah the Almighty:

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Meaning that: O Prophet! These evil minded enemies wait for all kinds of calamities to befall you. They themselves will be overtaken by calamities. Thus, according to this noble verse, it is the way of Allah that if anyone invokes a curse upon a truthful person, that very curse backfires on him. This way of Allah is evident from the explicit dicta of the Quran and ahadith. Now, tell [me], has Ghulam Dastagir—after invoking this curse—died or not? Therefore, explain to me the mystery behind why a false Messiah fell dead from the malediction of Muhammad Tahir, yet the one who prayed against me fell dead himself. God extended my life so that I have remained alive for eleven years, yet He did not grant Ghulam Dastagir even a single month’s respite.

1 This is being repeated to provide further details. (Author)

2 So the very roots of the people who did wrong were cut off; and all praise belongs to Allah (Surah al-An‘am, 6:46). [Publisher]

3 Surah al-An‘am, 6:46 [Publisher]

4 Ghulam Dastagir’s intention about me was that I would die as a result of his malediction and that it would be the proof that I was a liar and fabricator; and like Muhammad Tahir it would prove the miracle of Ghulam Dastagir. In this regard my God, addressing me said [‘I shall humiliate him who designs to humiliate you’]. In the end, Ghulam Dastagir perished by the verdict of God and I am still alive by the grace of God and this is a magnificent Sign. (Author)

5 Surah at-Taubah, 9:98 [Publisher]