Tadhkirah — Page 754
754 May 26, 1905 Dream: When I received the last mentioned revelation, I saw that someone said: This is the Sign of the predicted earthquake. When I looked up, I saw that something had fallen from the top of the tent which had been set up near the garden. What had fallen down was the top of the center pole of the tent. When I picked it up, I found that it was a nose-pin which is an ornament that women wear at their noses. It was wrapped in a piece of paper. It passed through my mind that it belonged to my wife and had been lost sometime back. It was now found from a height, and that this was the Sign of the earthquake. [Badr, vol. 1, no. 8, May 25, 1905, p. 2 and al- H akam, vol. 9, no. 19, May 31, 1905, p. 1] May 27, 1905 905 The Promised Messiah [as] said about the first revelation: God is about to manifest some of His powers for me. That is why He has named me ‘Abdul-Q a dir [Servant of Allah the Almighty] in this revelation. The word ri dwa n [pleasure] indicates that He is going to manifest something in this world which would demonstrate to the world that He is pleased with me. Even in this world when a sovereign is pleased with anyone there is some external evidence of his pleasure also. The revelation means that I would see something overt which indicates Allah’s pleasure. A believer holds the pleasure of God Almighty as very dear. It is mentioned in a h ad i th that when the believers are admitted to Paradise they will be asked: Ask for whatever 905 [Arabic] Servant of Allah the Almighty, Allah is pleased with him. I see His pleasure. Allah is Great. [Publishers]