Tadhkirah — Page 500
500 [Urdu] God will set right all your affairs and will bestow on you all that you desire. [Arabic] Peace on you, you have been blessed and I have exalted you above all the people of your time. They will say: ‘This is an imposture. We have not heard of it from our ancestors. ’ Your Lord is Powerful. He pulls towards Himself whom He wills. We have honoured the children of A dam and have exalted some of them above others. Tell them: Light has come to you from Allah, then do not deny it, if you are believers. Those who have disbelieved and have hindered people from the path of Allah have been refuted by a man of Persia [ whose effort God has appreciated ]. The book of the friend of Allah is the sword of ‘Al i. If faith had ascended to the Pleiades, he would have brought it down. Its oil would well-nigh glow forth even though no fire were to touch it. He approached God and marched forward till he stood between two bows. … We have sent it down close to Qadian. We have sent it down with truth and with truth it has descended. It has fulfilled the prophecy contained in the Qur’an and H ad i th, that is, he is the Promised Messiah whose advent is prophesied in the Holy Qur’an and the ah a d i th. It is the word of truth which you doubt. Some of them will say: So and so who lives at such a place was more deserving of this appointment. And they will say: This is a plan which you have devised in the city. They look towards you but cannot see you. Look, what a great Sign it is that Allah Himself has taught him; and none except the pure are given knowledge of the Qur’an. O servant of the Almighty, I am with you. This day you are in a position of trust with Me and My mercy covers you in this world and the next. You are one of those who are helped