Tadhkirah — Page 384
384 1897 (A) Concerning Sheikh Muhammad H usain of Batala. … I have been apprised three times that he will turn back from his present position of error and that Allah will open his eyes. [Allah has power to do all that He wills. ] [Sir a j-e-Mun i r, p. 78, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 12, p. 80] (B) It is possible that Muhammad H usain’s end might be in accord with the verse 421 because some of my dreams support this interpretation. [Announcement of March 15, 1897, Majm u ‘a-e-Ishtih a r a t, vol. 2, p. 356, Sir a j-e-Mun i r, p. 26 footnote, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 12, p. 31] (C) A vision which has been vouchsafed to me by God Almighty shows that he will believe in the end. I do not know, however, whether his believing will be only like that of Pharaoh 422 when he said 423 , or 421 I believe that there is no God but He in Whom the children of Israel believe. ( s u rah Y u nus , 10:91) [Publishers] 422 Note by Hadrat Maul ana Jalal-ud-Din Shams ra : The Promised Messiah said: Actually, Muhammad H usain was an intelligent person but I perceived that from the very start he suffered from a degree of egotism. God Almighty designed to purge him and bring out [his evil] in this manner. There is one of my revelations entered in Bar a h i n-e- Ahmadiyyah in which he was named Pharaoh. He was also to say at the end, [I believe that there is no God but He in whom the children of Israel believe]. For him also the time for: [I believe in Him in whom. . . ] is fixed. The Promised Messiah as was asked: To what would this good fortune be due? He answered: This is known to Allah alone; but he wrote a good review of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah and wrote it very sincerely. He was so devoted to me at the time that he would dust my shoes and put them in front of me and on one occasion he took me to his house so that it might be blessed. On another occasion he insisted upon pouring out the water while I made ablutions. In short, he used to express great sincerity. On several occasions he expressed the wish that he should come and settle in Qadian, but each time I told him that the time was