Tadhkirah — Page 32
32 when my revered father, may Allah grant him forgiveness—who was a respected notable and was known with honour in the neighbourhood—died, two or three days after his death I saw in my dream a very beautiful woman whose features are still in my memory. She said to me: ‘My name is R a n i 36 ’. She conveyed it to me by gestures that she was the honour and dignity of this household and that she was about to depart, but would stay on for my sake. [Iz a la-e-Auh a m, p. 213, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 3, pp. 205–206] 37 In a dream a woman personifies status, success and divine support. [Badr, vol. 2, no. 24, June 14, 1906, p. 2, column 3] 1876 In those very days, I saw a very handsome man and I said to him: ‘You are wonderfully handsome. ’ He conveyed to me through a gesture: ‘ I personify your good fortune. ’ In response to my comment that ‘you are a wonderfully handsome man’ he answered: ‘Yes, I am worthy of being looked at. ’ [Iz a la-e-Auh a m, pp. 213–214, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 3, p. 206] 38 1877 Mirz a A ‘z am Baig, who was a retired Extra Assistant Commissioner, instituted a suit against us to recover the share from our property of some of our absentee co-sharers. My brother Mirza Ghulam Q a dir, believing firmly in the 36 R a n i means ‘Queen’ in Urd u. [Publishers] 37 See also al- H akam, volume 8, number 22, July 10, 1904, page 12. [Publishers] 38 See also : al-Badr, volume 3, number 27, July 16, 1904, page 4; al- H akam, volume 8, number 22, July 10, 1904, page 12 [Publishers]