The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 183
Miscellaneous Signs 183 disclosed to me the Divine will that the case would be remitted by the Chief Court back to the Lower Court, and there the sentence of Bishambar Dās would be reduced by one half but he would not be acquitted; his companion would also not be acquitted and would serve out the whole of his sentence. On waking up after this dream, I thanked my Gracious God that He had saved me from embarrassment before an opponent of Islam. I related this dream to a large number of people and informed Sharampat about it the same day. Maulavi Sahib! you may come here and inquire, in whatever way you like, from that Hindu who lives here in Qadian, and ask other people as well, whether or not the account I have related is true and accurate. [Brāhīn-e-Aḥmadiyya, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 1, pp. 277-279, sub-footnote 1]. I was once shown in a dream that the carpet of Shaikh. Mehr 'Ali's house, a chief of Hoshiarpur, had caught fire, and I poured water over it until the fire was put out. At once God caused its true meanings to dawn upon my heart with great clarity: Shaikh Sahib and his honour would be in great peril, and it would only be removed through my prayer. I wrote a detailed letter to the aforesaid Shaikh Sahib and informed him of the matter. Six months later, he became so seriously embroiled in a lawsuit that he was sentenced to death by hanging. At that critical time, upon the request of his son, I prayed for him and conveyed to his son in writing the glad tidings of his acquittal. He was accordingly acquitted. [Nuzul-ul-Masiḥ, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 18, p. 579]