Some Hidden Pearls — Page 96
copy of the Sahih Bokhari and taking it in his hand, he began rapidly to turn its pages, without waiting to see what was written thereon. Suddenly on one particular page he he paused, and passed the book to the man. "Here is the passage you require," he said quietly. All those present were completely amazed at what they had seen, for the Promised Messiah had hardly cared to look with any measure of attention at the pages he turned over in rapid succession ; but the precise reference was easily located by him in the fat volume, without loss of time. Later on, some one ventured to ask the Promised Messiah how this thing had happened. Hazrat. Ahmad replied that when he took the book in his hands, and opened it, he found that all pages in it were blank, which he continued to turn over in rapid succession, till he came to a place where something appeared before his eyes in print, and he knew that Allah had thus enabled him to locate the required passage without loss of time. So he paused at the place, and 96