Tadhkirah — Page 26
26 our J a mi‘ Mosque and then they emerged into the courtyard of the mosque. The woman stood near them. At that moment, a bright star appeared in the East. Sayyed ‘Abdul- Q a dir was very happy at its appearance and greeted it with: assal a mo ‘alaikum [may peace be on you]. His companion also said: assal a mo ‘alaikum. That star was myself. [As has been said]: [A believer sees visions himself and visions about him are vouchsafed to others. ] [ D am i mah Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, part 5, p. 65 footnote, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 21, p. 224 footnote] About 1875 At this point I recall a very clear vision which was as follows: 31 After Maghrib prayer, while I was fully awake, I was overtaken by a slight numbing of my faculties…and had a wonderful experience. First there was a sound of some people walking fast…and then five very dignified, holy, and handsome personages came into my vision. They were the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, Hadrat ‘Al i , H asan, H usain and F at imah az- Zahr a ’, may Allah be pleased with all of them. One of them, and I think it was Hadrat F at imah, may Allah be pleased with her, out of great affection and kindness like a loving mother, placed this humble one’s head upon her thigh. 31 According to Kit a bul-Bariyyah , First Edition, page 166, footnote, R uha n i Khaz a ’in , volume 13, page 198 footnote, this vision belongs to the time somewhat before the demise of the revered father (may Allah shower His mercy upon him) of the Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him). [Mirza Bashir Ahmad]