Tadhkirah — Page 1066
1066 The Promised Messiah as commented on the dream that Hindu means a person who is preoccupied with the affairs of the world and desires deliverance from worldly trials and tribulations. [Letter of Maulav i ‘Abdul-Kar i m, mentioned in Tash hi dhul Adhh a n, vol. 7, June 6, 1912, p. 247] 1269 January 5, 1900 (A) The Promised Messiah as stated at the time of the Fajr Prayer on January 7, 1900: Day before yesterday, in the sitting posture, instead of the at-ta h i y y a t prayer, I found myself supplicating: [Arabic] [ May Allah send down His blessings on Muhammad and on you; and the prayers of your enemies will be turned back upon them. ] The Promised Messiah as added: ‘I was surprised at what I was reciting, and then realised that this was revelation. ’ [Riw a yat Munsh i Muhammad D i n, W as il B a q i Naw i s, 1270 Register Riw a y a t-e- S a ha bah, vol. 11, 14, p. 104, 142] (A) Sahibz a dah P i r Sir a jul- H aqq Jam a l i Nu‘m a n i relates: One day I was standing next to the Promised Messiah as during Maghrib Prayer. When the Prayer was completed the Promised Messiah as put his left hand on my right leg 1269 Note by Hadrat Maul ana Jalal-ud-Din Shams ra : This letter was written by Hadrat Maul a n a ‘Abdul-Kar i m ra to someone in Africa. In his letter he wrote ‘One week before your promise of sending money, the Promised Messiah had a dream… Then when the letter containing the detailed list of the contributions was received, the interpretation of the dream became clear. ’ 1270 A Revenue official who keeps an account of receipts and arrears. [Munawar Ahmed Saeed]