Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 642
642 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION Now, it is clear that a Sign (which has resulted in a great victory) that can serve as a manifestly bright Sign for the people of Asia, America, Europe, and India, is only this very Sign of Dowie's death. " The other Signs which have appeared as a result of my prophecies have been limited to the Punjab and India, and nobody in America or Europe knew about them. But this Sign, which emerged as a prophecy from the Punjab, reached all the way to America and found fulfilment in a person known by everyone in Europe and America. And no sooner had he died than the news of his death was con- veyed to India through telegrams. The news was published by The Pioneer (published from Allahabad) on 11 March 1907, and by the Civil and Military Gazette (published from Lahore,) on 12 March 1907, and by the Indian Daily Telegraph (published from Lucknow) on 12 March 1907. Hence, the news was published virtually around the globe. Such was the worldly status of this man that he was honoured like lords and princes. For instance, Mr. [Alexander Russell] Webb, an American who has become a Muslim there, once wrote a letter to me testify- ing that this man [Dowie] lives a very prestigious, princely 1. Dowie died so quickly after this prophecy that only fifteen days had passed since its publication when his life ended. Thus, for a seeker after truth, this is a decisive proof that this prophecy was specifically about Dowie, because it is first written in this prophecy that it would be a Sign of a grand victory for the whole world and second, it is written that it would be manifested very soon. Thus, what could be sooner than this that after this prophecy the unfortunate Dowie could not even complete another twenty days before being returned to dust? The Christian priests who had raised a clamour concerning Ātham should now definitely ponder over the death of Dowie. (Author)