Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 334
334 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION at Batala. The Teḥṣildār [Revenue Officer] was a gentleman named Hafiz Hidayat Ali. He had not yet arrived at the court, but his clerk Mathra Dās, a Hindu gentleman, was there. I enquired from him if my case had been dismissed? He replied, No! Instead, a decree has been issued [in your favour]. ' I told him that the respondents had announced in Qadian that the case had been dismissed. He replied, 'In a sense they, too, have spoken the truth. The fact is that when the Teḥṣildar was writing the judgment, I had left the court to attend to an urgency. The Teḥṣīldār had just taken over. He did not know anything about the history of the case. The respondents produced a verdict before him that the hereditary tenants were allowed to cut down trees from the land they occupied, without the permission of the real owner. The Teḥṣīldār, after looking at the verdict, dismissed the case and permitted them to leave. When I returned, the Teḥṣildär gave me the verdict to be filed along with the case. After reading it, I submitted to the Teḥṣīldār that he had made a serious mistake, because the grounds on which he had issued this verdict had already been set aside by the Appellate Court, and that the respondents had mischievously deceived him. At that very time, I produced before him the verdict of the Appellate Court, which was part of the file. Thereupon, the Teḥṣīldār tore up his first decision and decreed the suit. ' This is a prophecy to the truth of which a large number of Hindus and many Muslims have witnessed. Among them is the same Mr. Sharampat who had so gleefully brought the news that the suit had been dismissed US [So Allah be praised for all this]. God's works appear with wonderful manifestation of power. This prophecy earned its distinction by the fact that no one happened to be there on our behalf and the Teḥṣildar announced a flawed judgement to the respondents. In fact, all this was done by God; without this, the prophecy could never have acquired such special grandeur and distinction.