Tadhkirah — Page 417
1898 417 but I was being drawn very strongly towards God. My brother was like my father in these matters and he also treated me in the same way. Allah the Almighty caused both of them to die, and did not prolong their lives and He revealed to me that: [Arabic] This is the way it should have been, so that those who bear animosity to you may be removed and you should not be hurt by their remonstrance. [Najmul-Hud a , p. 10, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 14, pp. 51–52] September 3, 1898 (A) al- H akam reports that: The Promised Messiah received a revelation… on September 3, 1898 which he had written out and posted in the Mub a rak Mosque. 457 [al- H akam, no. 26 and 27, dated September 6 and 13, 1895, p. 14] (B) A few weeks ago I received the revelation: I was made to understand the meaning that someone, on achieving his purpose, would send a large portion of his wealth as an offering. I noted this revelation in my diary and had it written out and posted in beautiful calligraphy on the wall of the mosque close to my home. There is no indication in the revelation of the period in which this 457 It is stated in Lis a nul-‘Arab: and stated in Aqrabul-Maw a rid:. Therefore the revelation means: [Arabic] He gave away, he gave away, he gave away to him, all at once, a major portion out of his wealth. [Mirz a Bash i r Ahmad]