Tadhkirah — Page 6
6 started cutting it into pieces to distribute it, it yielded so much honey that his blessed hand and forearm began to drip with it. Then a dead body that was lying outside the door came to life as a miracle of the Holy Prophet sa and came and stood behind me. My humble self was standing before the Holy Prophet sa as a supplicant stands before a ruler. The Holy Prophet sa was occupying his chair in great glory and majesty, and with display of authority, as if he was a great champion. To summarise, the Holy Prophet sa handed over to me a piece of the fruit so that I might give it to the newly revived person and he bestowed upon me all the remaining pieces. I gave that one piece to the revived person, which he ate immediately. When he finished eating it, I noticed that the blessed chair of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had risen much higher and the countenance of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, began to shine forth like the rays of the sun, which was an indication of the revival and progress of Islam. While watching this display of light I woke up. [Allah be praised for all this. ] [Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, part 3, pp. 248–249 sub-footnote 1, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 1, pp. 274–276 sub-footnote 1] Period of Youth In early youth, when one’s natural bent is towards play and sport, I saw in my dream that I entered a house in which there were several people who were my servants and attendants. I said to them: ‘Set up my house and clean up my bed, because my time has come. ’ Then I woke up in