Tadhkirah — Page 94
94 real need. The prophecy of Allah and His Messenger has been fulfilled at its duly appointed time. Allah’s command 112 was bound to be carried out. The last portion of the revelation indicates that the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had mentioned the appearance of this person in his h ad i th …and that God Almighty has also made reference to this in His Holy Word. The indication [by the Holy Prophet sa ] has been mentioned among the revelations set out in part 3 and the indication in the Holy Qur’an is in the following verse. 113 [Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, part 4, p. 498 sub-footnote, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 1, p. 593 sub-footnote] 1883 On the day, when the revelation just mentioned—referring to Qadian—was received, I saw my brother Mirza Ghulam Q a dir 114 in a vision reciting the Holy Qur’an aloud. In the course of recitation he recited: 112 Publishers’ Note: In Iz a la-e-Auh a m , page 73, R uha n i Khaz a ’in , volume 3, page 138, this sentence reads as: i. e. : [Arabic] [ Allah’s promise was bound to be carried out. ] 113 He it is Who sent His Messenger with guidance and the Religion of Truth, that He might make it prevail over every other religion. ( at-Taubah , 9:33; al-Fat h , 48:29; a s - S aff , 61:10) 114 This [seeing my brother in my vision] indicates that his name has a connection with the interpretation of my vision. The word Q a dir [Powerful] which is part of his name indicated that all this is the decree of Q a dir-e-Mu t laq [the Most Powerful] and is not to be wondered at. This is how the wonders of His power have always been manifested