Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 439
SUB-FOOTNOTE NUMBER FOUR و قالوا ان هو (الا) افك افترى و ما سمعنا بهذا فى أبائنا الاولين ولقد كرمنا بني ادم وفضلنا بعضهم على بعض اجتبيناهم و اصطفيناهم كذلك ليكون أية للمؤمنين ام حسبتم ان اصحاب الكهف و الرقيم كانوا من أياتنا عجبا قل هو الله عجيب كل يوم هو في شان ففهمناها سلیمان و جحدوا بها و استيقنتها انفسهم ظلما و علوا سنلقي في قلوبهم الرعب قل جاءكم نور من الله فلا تكفروا ان كنتم مؤمنين- سلام على ابراهيم صافيناه و نجيناه من الغم تفردنا بذلك فاتخذوا من مقام ابراهيم مصلى 439 And they will say: "This is a falsehood that he has invented. We have not heard of any such thing among our elders, that is, among the auliya' of past. The fact is that all children of Ādam [Adam] have not been created equal; God has exalted some of them above others and has chosen them from among others. This indeed is the truth, so that it might be a Sign for the believ- ers. Do you imagine that Our wonders are confined to Ashab- e-Kahf [the People of the Cave] only? No, rather, Allah pos- sesses wonders since eternity and His wonders never come to an end. Everyday He is in a magnificent state. Thus, We taught those Signs to Sulaimān [Solomon], meaning my humble self. People denied them wrongfully, though their hearts believed [in them]. So, We shall soon strike terror in their hearts. Say, Light has descended from Allah, so do not reject it if you are believers. Peace be on Ibrāhīm. We purified him and deliv- ered him from grief. We Ourself have done this; therefore you should follow in the footsteps of Ibrāhīm. Meaning that, follow the true path of the Noble Messenger saw which is no longer clearly recognized by many people in this age-some of them have become slaves of the letter like the Jews while some others have 1. The word الا )which has been inserted in brackets in the Arabic text above( had been inadvertently omitted by the scribe in the first sentence of this reve- lation. The Promised Messiahas has quoted the same revelation in Arbain, no. 2, 1st edition, p. 7, Ruhani Khazā'in, vol. 17, p. 353, with reference to Barahin- e-Ahmadiyya, and the word الا is included there. [Publisher[