The Heavenly Sign — Page 43
43 three times that the name of the ‘ I s a as who is to come is Ghul a m Ahmad as. Although I had witnessed a number of Gul a b Sh a h's predictions come true, in respect of this prophecy that the ‘ I s a as awaited for was living in Qadian and that his name was Ghul a m Ahmad as , I remained a sceptic until I saw it all come true. Though I believed that he was a holy and godly man, I was by no means willing to accept this Prophecy because I believed that it was contrary to the belief of the Ahl-e-Sunnahwal Jam a ‘at. Therefore, I reacted passionately when I first heard it, but later on, because of the great regard I had for him, I stopped arguing with him though I still remained doubtful. This was because, like other Muslims, I firmly believed that ‘ I s a as had not died, that he was alive and would come down from heaven. Once, he also told me that when ‘ I s a as would visit Luddiy a na, there would be a severe famine. And I have witnessed this with my own eyes that when Mirz a Sahib as came to Luddiy a na, there was a severe famine. To cut a long story short, the news that this holy man had given to me about thirty or thirty-one years ago, has now proved to be true and I have seen with my own eyes the fulfilment of what Gul a b Sh a h told me thirty-one years ago. In this connection, I must also mention that I have repeatedly found him to be a holy man of extraordinary spiritual powers and miracles. Once he marked a certain spot—and I am myself a witness to this—in the forest near R a mpur, and said that a river would flow in that place. At