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674 tree and suddenly saw Mub a rak Ahmad running fast towards me in great perturbation and when he reached me, all that he could utter was: ‘Father, water’; and then he seemed to become unconscious. The well was at about fifty steps from the place where I was. I picked him up and carried him in my arms, as rapidly as I could manage, to the well and poured some water into his mouth. When he gained consciousness and was somewhat restored, I asked him what had happened and he told me that at the suggestion of some of his playmates, he had swallowed a large quantity of salt which obstructed his breathing and nearly choked him. God, of His grace, restored him in the manner I have described and the vision that I had seen was fulfilled. [ Haqiqatul-Wahi , p. 385, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 22, pp. 399–400] November 22, 1903 [I saw in my dream that] I was sitting near a grave and the person who had been buried in the grave was sitting opposite to me. It passed through my mind that I should supplicate on this occasion in respect of many important matters and that this person should say A m i n to my supplications. I started my supplications, some of which I remember and others I have forgotten. To all these he said a hearty A m i n. One of my prayers was: Lord, foster my Movement and lend it Your help and support. Some of my supplications were for my friends. In the middle of all this, I thought I should supplicate that my age might be extended to 95 years. I supplicated to that end but he did not say A m i n to it. I asked him the reason, and he remained silent, but I persisted in my request and urged him very vehemently to say A m i n. After a long time, he agreed and I supplicated: