Tadhkirah — Page 606
606 the Torah has something like it that God said to M u s a as : Walk and I shall walk in front of you. [al-Badr, vol. 1, no. 10, January 2, 1903, p. 76 and al-Badr, vol. 1, no. 9, December 26, 1902, p. 71 and al- H akam, vol. 6, no. 46, December 24, 1902, pp. 13–14] December 23, 1902 al-Badr reports that: Before Fajr Prayer the Promised Messiah [as] narrated the following dream: I was in some place outside Qadian and wished to return to Qadian. There were one or two persons with me and someone said: The road is closed as there is a surging ocean in between. Then I noticed that it was really not a river but a vast ocean which moved sinuously like a serpent. We turned back thinking that there was no way of proceeding forward as the way was terrifying. [al-Badr, vol. 1, no. 10, January, 2, 1903, p. 76] December 24, 1902 662 Translation: [Arabic] I am truthful, truthful; and soon will Allah bear witness for me. [al- H akam, vol. 6, no. 46, December 24, 1902, p. 14 and al-Badr, vol. 1, no. 10, January 2, 1903, pp. 77–78 and Announcement January 1, 1903, Majm u ‘a-e-Ishtih a r a t , vol. 3, p. 483] 1902 (A) 663 [al-Badr, vol. 1, no. 11, January 9, 1903, p. 86 and al- H akam, vol. 7, January 10, 1903, p. 2] 662 In H aq i qatul-Wah i , the Promised Messiah as has given the date as December 25, 1902 for this revelation; the revelation was received during the night between December 24 and 25. ( See R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 22, p. 702) [Publishers] 663 [Arabic] I am indeed A s - Sa ‘iqah [the Lightning]. [Publishers]