Stories from Early Ahmadiyyat — Page 6
6 of the Holy Prophet saw, and books on mysticism. This period in his life was marked by his devotion to prayers and fasting. Under a Divine inspiration, he observed fasts continually for eight or nine months, which largely added to his spiritual experience. He frequently experienced true dreams which he recounted to the residents of Qadian who knew him and kept his company; Hindus and Muslims alike. These dreams always came true and those people to whom he related them became witnesses of their truth. Then, one day in 1876, God revealed to him that his father would pass away in the evening. His father was on his sick bed and the thought of being without his father shook young Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. He told others about what had been revealed to him, and all of them were witness to the fact that the prophecy was fulfilled shortly afterwards. Up until then, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was fully depend- ent upon his father, but after his father’s death, he would no longer have his support. Suddenly, another revelation came to him: ٗ اَلَیْس َ ہللا ُ بِکِاف ٍ عَبْدَہ Is not God sufficient for His servant?