Life of Ahmad — Page 123
as THE RED DROPS 123 Ahmad asked M. Abdullah Sanauri to see if any of the drops had fallen on his clothes or cap; and to his boundless delight he found one on his own cap also. M. Abdullah Sanauri was deeply moved and impressed by this mysterious phenomenon; and, being a personal witness of this little act of Divine creation, he requested Ahmad as to give him the shirt which bore the red drops. Ahmad as imbued with the same spirit as the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa hesitated a little, fearing that in the future his followers might begin to worship his shirt; but when M. Abdullah Sanauri pressed him for it Ahmad as gave it to him on conditon that it should be buried with him when he died. M. Abdullah Sanauri was at that time twenty years of age. He had come to Qadian for the first time two years previously. He remained a most devoted disciple of Ahmad as for the rest of his life. He passed away on October 7th, 1927 on a Friday. He was buried clothed with the same memorable shirt bearing the Divine ink which he had carried with him day and night, at home and abroad, for 43 years. He never parted from it. It was a veritable sign of God and the most precious gift that a man could receive from on high. He treasured it, prized it and loved it and loved it as the greatest memento of his most beloved Master, whom he loved with all his soul and with all his heart. He had put it in a wooden box, specially made for it, with a glass top and had so folded the shirt as to show the red drops. I have myself seen it many a time. Under the orders of the Khalifatul Masih II ra , he