The Essence of Islam – Volume V

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 190

190. Essence of Islam-V collected all these creatures, tied them up in a sheet, and said, 'Throw them out. ' Then the vision faded; and I cannot say whether the vision had faded first or whether the illness had disappeared first. The boy slept comfortably till the morning. As God Almighty has granted me this special miracle from Himself, I therefore proclaim it with the certainty that nobody on the face of the earth can compete with me in this miracle of healing the sick. And if someone tries to compete with me in this, God shall put him to shame. [Haqiqat-ul-Waḥī, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 22, pp. 86-91, footnote]. On a number of occasions, I saw ill-boding dreams which clearly indicated that the family of Mīr Nāṣir. Nawab, my father-in-law, was likely to face some tribulation. . . When it became obvious to me that there was some impending trouble in store for the family of. Mir Sahib, I turned to God and engaged myself in prayer. It so happened that my father-in-law, along with his son Isḥāq and the rest of the family, were about to leave for Lahore. I related all those dreams to him and stopped them from going. He said he would never go to Lahore without my leave. Next morning. Mir Sahib's son Isḥāq was laid up with high fever and was very restless. Buboes appeared on both sides of his groin, and it was thought to be a clear case of the plague which had broken out in some villages of the district. It was then that I learnt the interpretation of those dreams, and my heart was overwhelmed with grief. I told the members of Mīr Sahib's family that I would undoubtedly pray for him, but they too must