Tadhkirah — Page 390
390 June 9, 1897 I had proposed for a religious purpose and as a token of gratitude to God to submit a book bearing the title ‘ Tu h fah- e-Qai s ariyyah ’ as a present to the Empress of India. I perceived from a dream, which I saw last night that I might possibly not be successful in this purpose of mine. A revelation also indicates a trial for our Community. But the end is all good and safe. [Makt u b a t-e-Ahmadiyyah, vol. 5, part 1, p. 8, Letter dated June 9, 1897, addressed to Seth ‘Abdur-Ra h m a n of Madras] June 25, 1897 I have been deeply concerned to note that the issue of June 15, 1897 of [the newspaper] Chaudhaw i ń S ad i has sought to humiliate, disgrace, and mock me, taking the excuse of the matter of the Sult a n of Turkey. …. I do not consider that I am called upon to waste my time in refuting whatever has been written, for He who takes account of everything is watching. But it is necessary to mention one interesting aspect of this affair. When the article in Chaudhaw i ń S ad i was read to me, my soul was moved towards supplicating for retribution at the point where this paper states that when an eminent personality had read the announcement (of my humble self) he instantly recited a Persian couplet: [meaning that ‘When God desires to expose someone, He inclines him towards speaking ill of the righteous. ’] I made every effort to counter this movement of my soul and tried that this inclination of mine should be expelled from my mind, but I did not succeed. I, therefore, concluded that this was a direction from God. Then I supplicated concerning the person for whom the word eminent personage has been used in the paper and I know that my supplication has