Tadhkirah — Page 824
824 Acquittal. [Arabic] [ And Call to mind when I held back (the enemy) from the Ban i Isr a ’ i l. ] 1010 This revelation makes me think that someone might plan some harm secretly, like women, the ultimate result of which would be acquittal; but this is only my considered judgment. Allah knows best what is actually meant by it. A man attacks openly. To attack anonymously or in secret is not manly but is characteristic of women. The last sentence means: We saved Ban i Isr a ’ i l from the mischief of Pharaoh. [Badr, vol. 2, no. 8, February 23, 1906, p. 2 and al- H akam, vol. 10, no. 7, February 24, 1906, p. 1] 1010 Note by Maul ana Abdul Latif Bahawalpuri: A letter written by Hadrat Q adi ‘Abdur-Rah i m ra gives an account of the practical events that manifested the fulfilment of this prophecy. On the death of Char a gh D i n Jam u n i , Hadrat Muft i [Muhammad Sa diq] ra wrote to Q adi [‘Abdur-Rah i m ra ] to find out some details needed for investigating certain matters. He sent a detailed letter after his investigation which included the following about the wife of Char a gh D i n: ‘His wife is accused of having illicit relations. She could possibly have been immoral during his lifetime too. ’ This letter was published in Badr , April 19, 1906, page 3. The opponents tried to institute a case of defamation against Q adi [‘Abdur-Rah i m ra ] and a big committee was formed for the presentation of the case. Q adi [‘Abdur-Rah i m ra ] wrote a letter to the Promised Messiah as giving the details and requesting prayers. He also wrote that this could possibly be the import of the revelation of February 19: The Promised Messiah as wrote on the letter in his own hand ‘This letter be preserved carefully, and a response be sent that he should now trust in God Almighty with great patience. Supplications will be made. ’ Then it so happened that when all the preparations had been made on the day that the plaintiffs were going to make the presentation of their case, it was learned that the women concerned had eloped with her lover. Thus, the entire activity of the opponents was frustrated, and I witnessed a bright Sign of the acceptance of prayers and the blessings of the attention of the Promised Messiah as. ( For details see A sha b-e- Ahmad , volume 6, pages 141–146)