Tadhkirah — Page 97
1883 97 1883 Of these revelations there is one in which my Lord addressed me and said: 121 [ H am a matul-Bushr a , p. 42, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 7, p. 192] 1883 (A) I recall that one night I was so occupied with calling down blessings on the Holy Prophet that my heart and soul became fragrant therewith. The same night I saw in my dream that people were carrying into my house water-skins filled with divine light in the form of water and one of them said: These are the blessings which you had sent to Mu h ammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family. [Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, vol. 4, p. 502 sub-footnote, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 1, p. 598 sub-footnote] (B) On one occasion it so happened that for a long time I remained occupied with calling down blessings on the Holy Prophet sa , for I believe that the ways leading to God are subtle and cannot be discovered except through the Holy Prophet sa , as Allah directs:. 122 After a time I saw in a vision that two water-carriers came into my house, one by the outer entrance and the 121 [Arabic] I created you from the same essence as ‘ I s a [Jesus]; and ‘ I s a and you are of one essence; and are like the same thing. [Publishers] Note by Jalal-ud-Din Shams ra : This revelation is recorded here because in H am a matul-Bushr a the Promised Messiah as has written that it was revealed before the publication of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah. 122 And seek the way of approach unto Him. ( al-M a’ idah , 5:36) [Publishers]