Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 488
488 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION upon the testimony of a wife. Such a one does not realize that everyone protects his faith and refrains from lying after taking an oath in the name of God. What is more, most of the witnesses to the miracles of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, were his friends and his wives. That kind of assertion would falsify all those miracles too. The witnesses to most of the Signs are these very peo- ple because they alone have the privilege of keeping constant company. How can the enemies have the fortune to witness such Signs that are foretold through a prophecy on one hand and are fulfilled instantane- ously on the other hand? The enemy keeps a distance—both in heart and in body. 186. [ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIXTH] SIGN―Similarly, about three years ago, I was shown in a vision one morning that my son, Mubarak Aḥmad, had run up to me in great confusion and disorientation. He was extremely restless and disoriented and said, 'Abba, water!' I intimated this vision not just to my family members but to many oth- ers as there were about two hours before its occurrence. Thereafter, we went to our garden right away. It was about 8 o'clock in the morning and Mubārak Aḥmad was also with us. He was about four years old at the time and started playing with some other young children in a corner of the garden. I was standing under a tree at that time and I saw Mubarak Aḥmad running fast towards me in great perturbation and when he reached me, all that he could utter was, 'Abba, water!'; and then he seemed to become semi-unconscious. The well was at about fifty steps from there. I picked him up and carried him in my arms, as rapidly as I could, running to the well and poured some water into his mouth. When he regained consciousness and was somewhat better, I asked him about the cause of this incident. Thereupon, he told me that, at the suggestion of some of the children, he had swallowed a large quantity of ground salt and became delirious.