Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 262
262 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION with the verse the fulfilment of this Sign has been proven and you will be called to account about it. 19. NINETEENTH sign-Is that Khwājah Ghulām Farīd, the pir [spiritual mentor] of the Nawab of Bahawalpur, saw a dream testifying to my truthfulness, on account of which God Almighty imbued his heart with love for me. And on this very account, Khwājah [Ghulām Farīd], in the book Ishārāt-e-Farīdī, which consists of his sayings, repeatedly testifies to my truthfulness. It is the practice of saintly peo- ple that they rarely get involved in theological controversies. They believe in what God Almighty communicates to them through dreams, visions, or revelations. Therefore, since Khwajah Ghulām Farīd was pure of heart like Pīr Ṣāḥibul-'Alam, God disclosed to him the fact of my truthfulness. Many a cleric, like Maulawi Ghulām Dastagīr, arrived at the village of Khwajah [Ghulām Farīd] with the intent to make him reject me. The respected Khwajah himself has narrated these facts in the book Ishārāt-e-Farīdī. Khwājah [Ghulām Farīd] received a letter from some Ghaznavis as well, but he paid no heed to anyone and gave these unenlightened mullahs such crushing replies as silenced them completely. By the grace of God, he died a believer testifying to my truthfulness. The letters he wrote to me also show how great a love God had placed within his heart for me and how great a spiritual insight concerning me God had bestowed upon him out of His grace! The respected Khwajah has repeatedly responded to the criticism of my opponents in his book Ishārāt-e-Farīdī. For instance, it is reported at one place in Ishārāt-e-Farīdī that someone submitted to Khwajah [Ghulam Farīd] that Ātham died after the stipulated time frame. He replied mentioning my name: 'What difference does it make! I know 1. Surah al-Haqqah, 69:45 [Publisher]