Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 412
412 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION It must be remembered that interpreters of dreams have written in the science of dream interpretation-and it has thus been repeatedly experienced—that if [in a dream] an enemy enters someone's house, it portends a catastrophe or death in that house. Since 'Abdul-Hakim Khān is my sworn enemy these days and awaits day and night for my downfall, God Almighty made him appear in the dream as if he wanted to enter our home and Ishaq's mother, Mir Nasir Nawab's wife, invites him. The interpretation of such an invitation is stated to be that such a person invites disaster into his house primarily on account of the spiritual lapses on his part, of which God alone has the knowledge; meaning that, his present [spiritual] condition calls for a visitation of some calamity. Obviously man is not free from misdeeds and sins, and human nature, except for a special few, is not immune to mistakes; and the mistake asks for a [heavenly] warning. This experience is shared by the whole world. Hence, the interpretation of this dream was that some mistake on her part sought to invite the enemy into the house, but the intercession stopped it. In the dream I prevented 'Abdul- Ḥakīm Khān from entering the house; meaning that, the grace of God Almighty which accompanies me prevented the enemy from the occa- sion to exult. Thus when, after receiving so many revelations, it became definitely clear to me that some trouble for the family of Mir [Nāṣir Nawab] was in store, I started supplicating in earnest. It so happened that he, along with his son Ishaq and the rest of the family, was about to leave for Lahore. I related these dreams to him and stopped him from going to Lahore. He said he would not go to Lahore at all without my permission. Next morning Ishaq, the son of Mir [Nāṣir Nawab] suffered high fever and became very restless. Tumours appeared in his groin on both sides, and it became certain that it was plague, as plague had broken out in some villages of this district. It was then that I understood that this was the interpretation of the above-mentioned dreams, and profound grief developed in [my] heart. I told the family members