Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 361
POSTSCRIPT-SIGN NUMBER 125 361 and said where was he. At this, I understood that this person had been appointed to punish Lekh Rām and the other person. ' See the title page of Barakātud-Du'ä', published April 1893. Later Lekh Rām was killed by assassination on 6 March 1897. About five years before his death, this vision had been printed and published in the booklet Barakātud-Du'ä'. It should be remembered that the prophecy about Lekh Rām's murder was not simply a prophecy; rather, I had prayed for his death and had been informed by God Almighty that he would be killed within six years. Had he not trespassed all limits in vituperation and had he avoided publicly slandering our Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, he would have died after completing the stipulated six years. But his unbridled vituperation did not even allow him to live that period to completion. There was yet one year remaining when he was seized by the jaws of death. In contrast, Deputy ‘Abdullāh Ātham adopted a softer approach, so much so that whenever I visited Dr. [Henry] Martyn Clark's residence for the debate, he used to stand up on seeing me as a mark of respect. The mean-spirited Christians used to dissuade him, but he would never fall short of this respectful demeanour. Not only this, he also publicly retracted from calling [the Holy Prophet³] the Dajjāl [Antichrist], and cared nothing about the Christians. As a result, God granted him res- pite beyond the stipulated time limit. Lekh Rām was the one who, on account of his insolence, could not even complete the originally stip- ulated period. 'Abdullāh Ātham, on the other hand, was the one who, on account of his respect and politeness, lived for fifteen months more than the original time period, but in any case, died within the fifteen months. God granted him the reprieve and yet did not go back on His 1. Footnote: I still do not know who the other person is. The blood-drenched angel did name him, but I forgot the name. I wish I had remembered it so I could warn him so that I might, through admonition and advice, persuade him to repent. But the indications are that this person is the like of Lekh Rām or you might say his mirror image and his equal in slander and abuse. [And Allah knows best]. (Author)