Blessings of Khilafat — Page 64
64 three years prior to the occurrence of the incident? Could it ever be possible? Was it possible for me to fabricate all these incidents and relate them to people two years prior to their occurrence? Moreover, how was it possible for those same incidents to have then come true? Who could have informed me that Hadrat Maulav i Sahib ra would depart from this world in the month of March, and that the incident would take place in the year 1914, and that I would become his successor? Is there anyone who could make all this possible except the Almighty God? None, at all! The flaw which the vision showed in the charge and my aversion to accepting it was indicative of the small number of people who were to create the disorder. God Almighty, through this vision, cleared Hadrat Maulav i Sahib ra of the objection made against him by such elements. These critics believe the present-day disorder would not have taken place if, in stead of making mere hints at the inner condition of these people, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra had openly informed them of their hypocrisy or if he had expelled them from the Jam a ‘at. God Almighty himself spoke on his behalf and informed me that the fault had not emerged during his time; rather, he had inherited it [when he became Khalifah ]. So, in my dream he had to convey to me that the people concerned had gone astray during the life time of the Promised Messiah as , and that he was not responsible for their misconduct in any way. Here, someone may raise the objection that the interpretation is being made contemporaneously. It must be remembered that the interpretation comes to be known only after an incident has actually taken place. In case of this particular vision, it is indeed very clear, and there is no ambiguity. Everyone will agree that there can be no valid interpretation except the one which I have put forward.