Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 119
CHAPTER TWO FULFILMENT OF PROPHECIES 119 possessing dark hearts and perverse natures will turn to the truth. And they will believe this Messenger who has appeared among them. Then again, the God of Glory and Honour addressed me in the above-mentioned revelation and said: Jump with joy and happiness upon the earth for your time is nigh and the feet of the Muhammadis have been planted firmly on a lofty and secure tower. The word Muhammadis here refers to the Muslims of this Jamāʻat; for, according to the divine prophecy published in Barāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya, people of other sects who call themselves 'Muslims' will decline day by day. The same is the case of non-Muslim sects, as has been said clearly in this revelation recorded in Barāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya: يا عيسى اني متوفيك ورافعك الى ومطهرك من الذين كفروا وجاعل الذين اتبعوك فوق الذين كفروا الى يوم القيامة Meaning: 'O 'Isā, I will cause you to die, and exalt you towards Me, and demonstrate your innocence, and I will cause your followers to prevail over your deniers till the Day of Judgment. ' In this divine revelation, 'Īsā means myself, and by the followers are meant the members of my Jama'at. In the Holy Quran this prophecy relates to Hadrat 'Isāts and the people who were to be overcome were the Jews, who continued to diminish day by day. The fact that the same words have been revealed for me and my Jama'at signifies that those who are outside of this Jamāʻat shall continue to diminish day by day. All the Muslim sects that are outside this Jamāʻat will decline by the day, and will either enter this Jama'at or become extinct, just as the Jews declined until only a very few are left. The same will be the end of the opponents of this Jamāʻat. The people of this Jama'at will prevail over others in number and in the strength of their faith. This prophecy is coming true in an 1. This sentence was left out of Barāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya owing to some printing error. It means: 'I will free you of all the objections and accusations of the deniers. These words were revealed to me several times. (Author)