Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 598
598 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION and he recovered completely within a few days. I was suddenly made to feel that the madness had not come to him as a presage of death; rather, it was meant as a Sign from God. Knowledgeable people affirm that it has never happened that a person bitten by a rabid dog, exhibiting the typical symptoms of rabies, has survived. Can there be a stronger proof than [the fact] that the Physician Specialists officially appointed at [the Pasteur Institute of India] Kasauli, had, in reply to our telegram, categorically certified to the effect that nothing could be done now for 'Abdul-Karim? Here I must add that when I prayed for this boy, God made me understand that a particular medicine should be administered to the patient which was done a number of times. In the end, the patient recovered which was like the dead coming back to life. Below is repro- duced the telegraphic reply from the Physicians at [the Pasteur Institute of India] Kasauli, received in English. . . ' in reply to our telegram: To Station Batala To Person Sherali Kadian From Station Kasauli From Person Pasteur Sorry nothing can be done for Abdul Karim 1. In the original book, the Promised Messiah as gave an Urdu translation of this telegram and a reference to it was made here. That reference and the Urdu translation have been omitted in this translation. [Publisher]