Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 139
CHAPTER TWO FULFILMENT OF PROPHECIES 139 throughout the world, so will my spiritual and physical progeny spread throughout the world. The other reason is that just as the angels objected to Adam being made the Vicegerent, and God Almighty rejected their objection say- ing, 'You do not know the circumstances and condition of Adam as I know them, the same stands true of me. In the earlier parts of Barāhin- e-Ahmadiyya, there is a revelation to the effect that people will raise objection regarding me just as they had objected with regard to Hadrat Adam, may peace be upon him. Allah the Exalted says: وان يتخذونك إلا هزوا أهذا الذى بعث الله جاهل او مجنون Meaning that, people will mock you and ask, 'Is this the one whom God has raised? He is either a fool or a madman. In reply to them God says in these parts of Barāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya: انت منى بمنزلة لا يعلمها الخلق - Meaning: 'Your status with Me is that which the world knows noth- ing of. These words are similar to those the Holy Quran records with regard to Adam: قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ 1 In fact, these very words have been used with regard to me and pub- lished in other books, though not in Barāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya. The third similarity I have with Adam is that Adam was born a twin, and so was I. A girl was born before me and I was born thereafter. At the same time I was my parents' last child, they had no more children after me. I was also born on a Friday. Adam being born before Eve signified 1. 'He answered, "I know what you know not" (Surah al-Baqarah, 2:31). [Publisher]