Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 380
380 BARĀHIN-E-AHMADIYYA PART FOUR then five very dignified, pleasing, and handsome personages came into my vision-namely, the Messenger of God, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, Hadrat Alira, Hasnaina [Hasana and Husainra], and Fāțimah az-Zahrā, may Allah be pleased with all of them. One of them, and as I recall it was Hadrat Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, out of great affection and kindness like a loving mother, placed this humble one's head upon her thigh. Then, I was given a book con- cerning which I was told, 'It is a commentary on the Quran, which has been compiled by Ali and now Ali bestows this commentary upon you. فالحمد لله على ذلك So Allah be praised for all this]. Thereafter, this revelation was received: انك على صراط مستقيم فاصدع بما تؤمر و اعرض عن الجاهلين You are on the right path. So, proclaim widely that which you are commanded and stay away from the ignorant ones. وقالوا لولا نزل على رجل من قريتين عظيم وقالوا انى لك هذا ان هذا المكرمكرتموه في المدينة ينظرون اليك و هم لا يبصرون They will say, 'Why has it not descended upon some great learned scholar from the other [two] cities?' They will also ask, 'From where have you obtained this status? This is a stratagem that you have devised together in the town. They look towards you but do not see; meaning, they are unable to recognize you. تالله لقد ارسلنا الى امم من قبلك فزين لهم الشيطان. We call Ourself to witness that We have raised many perfect auliyā' [friends of Allah] among the followers of [the Holy Prophet] Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, but Satan corrupted the path of their followers; that is, many innovations were commingled and the straight path of the Quran was not preserved amongst them.