Life of Ahmad — Page 599
599 CHAPTER 63 LISTEN, O EARTH! In September 1898, Babu Il a h i Bakhsh, a Lahore accountant, came to Qadian to see Ahmad as. During an interview he related a number of his dreams and revelations to Ahmad as , who sensed the fact that he had become the victim of a serious misunderstanding. He did not know the real position and status of the Promised Messiah as. Perhaps he thought too highly of his own dreams. Ahmad as became anxious about him and took the opportunity of explaining the exalted position of an Imam like himself. So within a few hours he wrote a booklet entitled D ar u ratul Imam (printed at the D iy a ’ul Islam Press, Qadian). According to the Holy Quran, he wrote in this booklet, all true believers can become the recipients of Divine revelation. Angels descend upon them with glad tidings. There have actually been millions of such men among the followers of the Holy Prophet sa. But most of their revelations are only of a personal nature and they cannot be relied upon in all cases. In contrast to this the Imam of the age occupies a