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BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part three 220 persist in his demand. When I saw that he was a vehement denier of the prophecies of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and the excellences of the religion of Islam, I was overwhelmed by a God-given fervour that God may humiliate and confound him in connection with this very matter and I supplicated: ‘O Benevolent God, this man denies the honour and greatness of Your Noble Prophet and utterly denies the signs and prophecies that You have shown and promulgated through Your Messenger, but the revelation of the final result of this case can confound him. You have power over everything. You do ordain all according to Your will, and there is nothing hidden and beyond Your comprehensive knowledge. ’ Thereupon, God—Who protects His true faith, Islam, and desires the honour and greatness of His Messenger—revealed the whole mat- ter to me in a dream at night. He disclosed to me that the divine will was that the case would be remitted by the Chief Court back to the Lower Court, and in that Lower Court his 1 sentence would be reduced by one-half but he would not be acquitted; and that his companion would serve out the whole of his sentence and he would also not be acquitted. I thanked my Benevolent God when I woke up that He had safeguarded me against being embarrassed before an opponent, and I related this dream to a large number of people immediately and also informed that Hindu 2 of it the same day. Now, Maulav i Sahib!! You can come here yourself and inquire, in whatever way you like, from this Hindu gentleman who lives here in Qadian. You can also ask others whether what I have said is true or if I have omitted or exaggerated anything. I am sure you realize the impor- tance in such matters of the testimony of the opponents of the Faith, especially those who are followers of Pundit Dayanand. Now let me relate to you the third dream. You must have heard of Sard a r Muhammad H ay a t Kh a n, who, by order of the Government, 1. Of Bishambar D a s [Publisher] 2. L a lah Sharampat [Publisher]