Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 500
B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 500 will descend clad in two saffron-coloured sheets, and all interpreters of dreams agree that a saffron-coloured sheet denotes illness. I have declared many times that I have been ordained by God as the Promised Messiah. These two characteristics are also mentioned among my physical characteristics as recorded in a ha d i th. Just as a saf- fron-coloured sheet denotes an illness, and as two saffron-coloured sheets have been mentioned in a ha d i th with regard to the Promised Messiah, so do I suffer from two illnesses. One illness is in the upper part of my body—and this is the ‘upper sheet’—which is the vertigo from which I suffer; sometimes, I fall to the ground due to its severity and the flow of blood to my heart is reduced, creating a frightening situation. The second illness is in the lower part of the body, and that is polyuria, which is also known as diabetes. I have to pass urine fre- quently on a daily basis; at times it reaches up to 15 or 20 times, but on occasion it can be a hundred times during the span of a full day and night, and this, too, causes much weakness. So these are the two saffron-coloured sheets that have become my lot. Even those who do not accept me must admit that Hadrat ‘ I s a will bring with him this ‘gift’ from heaven at the time of his descent; i. e. he will suffer from two illnesses, one shall be in the upper part of his body, and the other in the lower part of his body. Now, if someone were to say that these ‘sheets’ signify real sheets, then it would mean that Hadrat ‘ I s a , may peace be upon him, at the time of his advent, will be clad in two saffron-coloured sheets in the manner of Hindu yogis. But these meanings go against the interpreta- tion that the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has made concerning his visions. For example, the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had seen [in a dream] two bangles on his hands, and he interpreted them to mean two false prophets; and he had seen cows being slaughtered, and interpreted it to mean the martyrdom of his Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. He had seen a large cloak for Hadrat ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, and interpreted it to signify his taqw a [righteousness]. So