Tadhkirah — Page 912
912 earth was covered with them and they were greater in number than a locust swarm—so numerous that they virtually covered the ground. Some of them were flying as if they would sting but they did not succeed. I said to my sons, Shar i f and Bash i r: Recite this verse of the Qur’an and then blow over your bodies, you will not be harmed. The verse ( s u rah as-Shu‘ar a’ , 26:131) is: 1104 Then I woke up. (2) I received the revelation: [Arabic] You have been helped with prestige and they said: There is no way of escape left. (3) After midnight, I received the revelation: [Urdu] Have patience. God will destroy your enemy. [Badr, vol. 2, no. 34, August 23, 1906, p. 2 and al- H akam, vol. 10, no. 30, August 24, 1906, p. 1] August 23, 1906 That is [Urdu] Some Sign will soon appear. 1105 [Badr, vol. 2, no. 35, August 30, 1906, p. 2 and al- H akam, vol. 10, no. 31, September 10, 1906, p. 1] 1104 [Arabic] And when you lay hands [ upon anyone ] , you lay hands as tyrants. [Publishers] 1105 The Sign appeared on September 6, 1906. See the dream of September 5, 1906 and its footnote. [Mirza Bashir Ahmad]