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Appendix II 347
Announced by: Mirzā Ghulām Ahmad
From Qādiān, 29 December, 1900
[Arba‘īn No.4, Rūhānī Khazā’in, Volume 17, Pages 471-473]
O Ye Maulavīs and custodians of shrines who oppose me, the
contentions between us have exceeded all limits. My
Community is much smaller in number than yours, and at the
moment does not exceed four or five thousand. Nevertheless, be
sure that this tree has been planted by the Hand of God Who
will not let it be destroyed. He will not be pleased till He carries
it to perfection. He will water it and enclose it within a
compound and will foster it in a wonderful manner. Have you
spared any effort in trying to destroy it? Had it been a human
project, it would have been destroyed long ago...
Be sure, therefore, it is not me you are fighting, but you
are fighting God. Can you not distinguish between fragrance
and foul smell? Can you not observe the majesty of truth? It
would have been much better for you if you had shed tears
before God Almighty and had sought guidance from Him
concerning me with a trembling heart, and had then followed a
certainty and not pursued doubts and delusions.
[Anjām-e-Ātham, Rūhānī Khazā’in, Volume 11, Pages
64-67]
God Almighty has not yet exhausted His support and His
signs, and I declare on oath in His name that He will not
desist till my truth is manifested throughout the world. O Ye
people, who hear my voice, fear God and do not transgress.
Had all this been a human project, God would have destroyed
me, and not a trace would be left. But you have seen how the