Tadhkirah — Page 609
1903 January 1, 1903 I was first shown in a light dream, which resembled a vision, that I was wearing a grand robe and my face was shining. Then the state of vision changed into revelation. The words of divine revelation, some of which were before the vision and some after it, are as follows: [al-Badr, vol. 1, no. 11, January 9, 1903, p. 85 and al- H akam, vol. 7, no. 1, January 10, 1903, p. 1] Translation: [Arabic] God, Who is Gracious, will manifest something 664 to manifest your truth. The decree of Allah is coming, do not hasten. This is a glad tiding which is conveyed to Prophets. It was 5 a. m. on January 1, 1903, Shaww a l 1, 1320 AH and it was the day of the ‘ I d [Festival of the breaking of the Fast], when God conveyed this good news to me. [Announcement January 1, 1903, al- H akam, vol. 7, no. 1, January 10, 1903, p. 1, Majm u ‘a- e-Ishtih a r a t, vol. 3, p. 483] 664 The Promised Messiah as said: The word indicates something of great importance. This is why God Almighty has kept it hidden. There is an indication of greatness in hiding something as it is said in the Holy Qur’an concerning the bounties of Paradise: * When food is brought to the table it is also covered up. This is part of the honour done to food. Therefore, this is not a small matter. [al- H akam, vol. 7, no. 1, January, 10, 1903, p. 2] *No soul knows what joy of the eyes is kept hidden for them. ( as-Sajdah, 32:18) [Publishers]