Tadhkirah — Page 187
1886 187 end has not yet been clearly disclosed to me so that I cannot say anything with certainty. [Allah knows best. ] [Makt u b a t-e-Ahmadiyyah, vol. 5, p. 22, Letter to Chaudhary Rustam ‘Al i ] 1886 Navv a b S idd i q H asan Kh a n 212 … threatened non-Muslims with the sword of the Mahd i and was at last seized. His title of Navv a b was revoked and he wrote very humbly to me requesting me to pray for him. Considering his situation pitiable, I supplicated for him and God the Almighty addressed me and said: 212 The Promised Messiah as had sent some of the early parts of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah to Navv a b S idd i q H asan Kh a n and had suggested that he should contribute towards the publication of this book. Navv a b [ S idd i q H asan Kh a n] wrote back that the purchase of books setting forth religious discussions or helping in their publication was contrary to the policy of the British Government and therefore, no expectation should be entertained for help from his State. Referring to this reply the Promised Messiah as wrote in the announcement included in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah , part 4, entitled Musalm a no ń k i N a zuk Ha lat aur Angreiz i Government : We too place no hope in the Navv a b [ S idd i q H asan Kh a n], our only hope is in God Almighty and He is Sufficient for us. (May the British Government be ever pleased with him). Thereafter, the British Government was displeased with Navv a b [ S idd i q H asan Kh a n] over something and revoked his title of Navv a b. The Promised Messiah as has recorded: This misfortune encountered by Navv a b S idd i q H asan Kh a n was the result of a prophecy of mine which is mentioned in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah. He had torn up my book Bar a h i n-e- Ahmadiyyah and sent it back to me in that condition. I had then prayed that his honour might be torn up and that is what came to pass. [Tatimmah H aq iq atu l -Wa hi , p. 37 footnote, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 22, p. 470 footnote] When Navv a b [ S idd i q H asan Kh a n] realised his mistake, he wrote to Promised Messiah as for prayers. [Jalal-ud-Din Shams]