Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 671
A SHINING SIGN 198. [ONE HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHTH SIGN] — Bābū Ilāhī Bakhsh, Accountant/Pensioner, Lahore-the false Mūsā [Moses]—has died. Readers! You may be aware that a person named Ilāhī Bakhsh, who was an accountant in Lahore during the period when, based upon divine revelation, I announced that I am the Promised Messiah, he dis- tanced himself from me and made a claim of his own that he was Mūsā [Moses]. The details of this are that the above-mentioned Ilāhī Bakhsh had quite a long-standing relationship of discipleship with me. He vis- ited Qadian frequently and would serve me, believing that I was a true recipient of revelation from God Almighty. In Amritsar, it so happened that sometime after the Morning Prayer, when I was taking a nap with a sheet covering my face, someone came and started to massage my feet. When I lifted the sheet, I discovered he was none other than that very Ilāhi Bakhsh. By writing this my intent is to illustrate that his devotion and sincerity to me had reached the point that he considered no act of servitude unworthy or unbecoming, and he simply considered himself a humble servant with great modesty. He also did not hesitate in mak- ing financial sacrifice as far as possible within his means. He remained in this state of sincerity so long as God was pleased to permit. I, for my part, entertained high hopes that he would make great progress in his