Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 469
POSTSCRIPT-SIGN NUMBER 171 own destruction was close at hand, for a short while later the forces of plague camped in that area. The so-called recipient of revelation was proudly confident that, due to his presence, his entire neighbourhood would remain immune from the plague. When the next Ramadan arrived, the plague broke out in his neighbourhood. At that time, the following four persons were in his household; firstly, the [so-called] mulham [recip- ient of revelation] himself, secondly the wife of the mulham, thirdly his daughter and fourth his son's wife. First the wife of the mulham died of plague; then on the evening of the fifth or sixth of Ramadan, 1322, Faqir Mirzā himself contracted a severe case of the plague and became tongue-tied at the same time. On account of intense swelling and suffocation, it looked as if blood was dripping from his eyes. Ultimately, exactly one year later, on the day the prophecy was made, i. e. on 7 Ramadan 1322, he perished. The two girls who were left behind also fell ill seriously after a few days. I, [the present writer, Ḥakim Karam Dād], was summoned for treatment. On seeing their dire con- dition, I was scared. I advised those who were nursing them to take their sister away as the wrath of God was visiting that dwelling. This they did and she recovered after a few days. The daughter of the mulham, died in the same house and joined her father the next day. So the household of the Mirza of Dulmial, instead of the Movement of Ḥaḍrat Mirzā Ṣāḥib of Qadian, perished on 7 Ramadan instead of 27 Ramadan. The second Sign is that 'Aṭā Muḥammad, son of Ṣubedār Ghulam Muḥammad Khān, was bitten by a rabid dog and died of the infection from the dog's virus. The same rabid dog had also bitten 'Abdul-Majid, the son of the present writer. ' It so happened that the local residents brought a Sayyed who would halt the plague by setting up a circle. However, I did not join 1. Hakim Karam Dād [Publisher] 469