Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation)

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 255

POSTSCRIPT-SIGN NUMBER 13 255 13. [THIRTEENTH] SIGN―The prophecy about the advent of the Promised Messiah at the end of the sixth millennium as deduced from the Bible. 14. [FOURTEENTH] SIGN―The prophecy of Ni'matullāh Walī concerning me, the couplets of which I have reproduced in my book Nishan-e-Asmānī. 15. [FIFTEENTH] SIGN―The prophecy of Gulab Shāh Jamālpūrī con- cerning me which I have recorded in detail in my book Izāla-e-Auhām. 16. [SIXTEENTH] SIGN-Pir ṢŞahibul-'Alam of Sindh-who had 100,000 followers and was a famous saint in his area-saw in a dream that, referring to me, the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 'He is truthful and is from me. I have already published this dream in Tuhfah-e-Golarhviyyah. Therefore, no further details are required. 17. [SEVENTEENTH] SIGN―The revelation received by Maulawi Ṣāḥibzādah 'Abdul-Laṭīf, the martyr, that this person [meaning me] is in the right, and he is also the Promised Messiah. And, along with it, there were many successive dreams which bestowed such steadfast- ness upon him that he ultimately gave up his life in the land of Kabul, on the orders of the Amir of Kabul, to attest to my truth. The Amir remonstrated with him a number of times that he would be honoured even more if only he were to forego his bai'at [pledge of allegiance] to me. But he replied, 'I cannot put my life above my faith. ' In the end, he sacrificed his life in this path, saying, 'I prefer to give up my life for Allah's pleasure. ' He was then stoned to death, and he displayed such steadfastness that not even a single sigh escaped from his lips. For forty days his corpse lay in the stones. After this, one of his disciples, by the name of Aḥmad Nur, buried his dead body. It has been reported that his grave still smells of musk. A strand of his hair was