Tadhkirah — Page 618
618 During the walk on January 26, he said: Last night, I had put some dry ginger and nutmeg in my mouth which has given me great relief from the cough. . [al-Badr, vol. 2, no. 1–2, January 23–30, 1903, p. 7 and al- H akam, vol. 7, no. 5, February 7, 1903, p. 14] January 28, 1903 (A) At this time 678 I first saw in my dream that my wife said to me: If I should die, you should wash my body yourself. Then I had a terrifying revelation: 679 [al-Badr, vol. 2, no. 1–2, January 23–30, 1903, p. 7 and al- H akam, vol. 7, no. 6, February 14, 1903, p. 4 and al- H akam, vol. 7, no. 4, January 31, 1903, p. 15] (B) I understood this to mean that my child 680 which is expected would not live long. [al-Badr, vol. 2, no. 1–2, January 23–30, 1903, p. 8] (C) I had originally thought that, as we were expecting a child, this revelation indicates the death of the child, but further reflection has persuaded me that it is an indication of a 678 The dream and the revelation have been recorded above. Their date based on the Notebook of the Revelations of the Promised Messiah as has been given as January 21 and 22. It is possible that the papers might have erred in giving the date January 28; or, it is possible that these may have been repeated. [Allah knows best]. [Abdul Latif Bahawalpuri] 679 [Arabic] Eclipse from Allah. [Publishers] 680 The child was Sahibz a d i Amatul-Na si r who was born on January 28, 1903 at 4:30 and passed away on December 3, 1903. (See Special Supplement al- H akam , December 3, 1903, reference T a r i kh-e- Ahmadiyyat , New Edition, volume 2, page 272. [Jalal-ud-Din Shams]