The Heavenly Sign — Page 65
65 opinion, it is expedient that when a considerable number of such dreams and revelations have been collected, they should be compiled and published as a separate booklet. This too is a testimony of heaven and a gracious bounty from Allah; and His command in this respect is: 51 However, it is necessary to first make this announcement for the information of all. Henceforth, it shall be incumbent upon every one, who has a dream or a vision about me or receives a revelation about me and wants to write it to me, that he should do so taking oath in the name of Allah, the Exalted. They should declare under oath, that they have actually had such a dream, and that if they have added to it anything of their own, the curse of Allah be on them in this world as well as in the next. Those who have already written their dreams on oath need not write again. But those who wrote to me about their revelations and dreams, but their statements were not made on an oath, should send them again, authenticated with an oath. Remember, no dream, vision or revelation, that is not related on oath, will be published. And the oath should be of the kind described above. Here I would also like to preach and urge those seekers of truth, who fear Divine punishment, not to follow the Maulaw i s of this age without making proper enquiries. 51 And keep proclaiming the bounty of Thy Lord. —Al- D u ha 93:12 [Translator]