Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 195
SUB-FOOTNOTE NUMBER ONE¹ A few days ago I came across a booklet by Maulavi Abu Abdullah Qasuri. In its epilogue he has expressed his opinion about ilham and wahi. Although his intention behind writing the booklet is not entirely clear, I am led to suspect from what I have been told, and what I have myself gathered from reading the booklet, that Maulavi Şahib does not believe in the ilham that is bestowed upon auliyā'ullāh [friends of Allah[ . والله أعلم بما في قلبهم God knows best what is in their hearts[. In any case, what I have understood from his booklet is that the author starts with a lexical discussion about ilham, which he describes Ilham is something that is put ] الهام چیزی در دل انداختن و آنچه خدا در دل اندازد ,as into one's heart, and particularly what is put into one's heart by God']. He then hastens to conclude that, since ilhām is merely the name given to the thoughts that pass through one's mind, regardless of whether the thoughts are good or evil, it [i. e. , ilham] cannot be specific to a wali, righteous person or believer-because all kinds of thoughts occur to all kinds of people; and who is there in the world who is free of thoughts. Maulavi Şahib concludes his thesis with some confusing and dubious remarks, with no clear statement to indicate that he believes that auli- yā'ullāh and perfect believers have a special relationship with God- who, whenever He so wills, apprises them of some matters relating to 1. Sub-Footnote Number One is referenced from Footnote Number Eleven on page 150. [Publisher]