Tadhkirah — Page 1095
A PPENDIX 1095 their hands towards me when they were right opposite to me, they repeated: [Spiritual preceptor of spiritual preceptors]. [Tadhkiratul-Mahd i , by P i r Sir a jul- H aqq ra , part 1, new ed, p. 47–48] (20) Sahibz a dah P i r Sir a jul- H aqq ra narrates that the Promised Messiah as said: About an hour ago, I saw [in a vision] that Ma h m u d’s mother 1292 was reciting the Holy Qur’an placed before her, she recited: 1293 When she recited the word [these], Ma h m u d came and stood before her; and when she recited a second time Bash i r came and stood before her and then Shar i f came. Then the Promised Messiah as said: ‘He who is first is first. ’ [Tadhkiratul-Mahd i , by P i r Sir a jul- H aqq ra , part 2, new ed, p. 274] (21) Sahibz a dah P i r Sir a jul- H aqq ra narrates that once the Promised Messiah as said: God has conveyed to me that there would be a great split in my Movement as well, and mischief makers and those who are the slaves of their own desires will depart. Then God Almighty will bring this split to an end. But those who deserve being cut off, as being unconnected with the truth and given to mischief, will be cut off. Then there will be a 1292 Hadrat Nusrat Jah a ń Begum ra , the wife of the Promised Messiah as. [Munawar Ahmed Saeed] 1293 And Whoso obeys Allah and this Messenger of His shall be among those upon whom Allah has bestowed His blessings, namely, the Prophets, the Truthful, the Martyrs, and the Righteous. And excellent companions are these. ( al-Nis a ’, 4:70)