Tadhkirah — Page 830
830 me will befall them during my lifetime, for they are not following the way of righteousness. Translation: (7) [Arabic] Say: ‘My Prayer and my sacrifice and my life and my death are solely for Allah, who is the Lord of all the worlds, and for nothing else. Then with reference to the earthquake, I received the revelation: Translation: (8) [Arabic] O my Lord! Show me a Sign from heaven. God will grant an honour at the occurrence of this Sign and it would be accompanied with a reward. [Badr, vol. 2 no. 11, March 16, 1906, p. 2 and Appendix al- H akam, March 10, 1906, Recent Revelations] 1906 God says He would come secretly like thieves, that is to say, no astrologer or claimant of revelation or dreamer of dreams will be given any intimation of His coming except that much which He has revealed to His Promised Messiah or that which He might add to it later. After these Signs, a change will occur in the world, and the hearts of many will be drawn to God. Many noble souls will move away from the love of the world. The intervening obstructions of heedlessness will be removed and they would be given to drink of the fountain of true Islam. [Tajall i yy a t-e-Il a hiyyah, pp. 2–3, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 20, p. 396] March 11, 1906