Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 404
404 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION Letter of Sayyed Năşir Shāh his employment that he begged repeatedly and humbly for permission, saying that his life was in the grip of a calamity. He insisted beyond the extreme and complained that the door to promotion was closed for him and he even feared lest he might suffer irreparable loss at the hands of some tyrant. At this, I said to him, ‘Be patient for a few days. I will pray for you and if you still face hardships, you are permitted [to resign]. Then, I prayed to the Almighty for him and begged the Lord of Honour for his success. The result was that, instead of the earlier situation of risking his job, he was unexpectedly promoted. Below I reproduce the letter from Sayyed Nasir Shāh, indicating the effect of the prayer on his [dire] condition. It runs as follows: To: Your Holiness, the esteemed Master and Mentor! May your benign shade remain forever. This humble one, Sayyed Nāṣir Shāh, after saying may Allah's peace and His mercy and blessings be upon you begs to report that Your Holiness's prayer has produced this effect that due to the blessing of Your Holiness's prayer an increase in rank and salary took place. I distinctly remember the words of Your Holiness when I, feeling dejected, had submitted that I would then resign from this employment, Your Holiness had observed with great kindness and compassion, Need not worry; I will pray. God has the power to turn these very enemies into your friends. ' So Your Honour! God be praised that it transpired in accordance with those very words of Your Honour. The same enemies later became friends and supporters for me. God inclined their hearts towards me due to your Honour's prayer. Another great miracle took place due to the blessing of your Honour that the higher authorities had raised the objec- tion against me that since Nāṣir Shāh has not graduated from college, nor does he carry any diploma or degree, he cannot