Tadhkirah — Page 329
1894 329 impurities and took on the colour of the One, the True, and he disappeared in the pleasure of the Lord of the worlds. When the love of the True Divine saturated the whole of his body and soul and its impact and light began to manifest themselves in all his words and deeds and his attitudes, he was named the S idd i q. He was invested with fresh and deep knowledge from the presence of the Best of Bestowers. Faithfulness became his well-established nature and natural inclination, and its effects made themselves manifest in all his doings and sayings, movings and stoppings, and in his senses and in his pure breath. He was included among those upon whom the Lord of the heavens and the earths had bestowed His favours. There is no doubt that he was a comprehensive illustration of [acting upon] the teachings of the Holy Prophet sa. He was a leader of those who are recipients of grace and perfection and had partaken of the nature of the Prophet. Do not think that my statement above has any type of exaggeration. Nor is my statement merely the result of giving any benefit of doubt or apologetics or in a gush of love, but is a reality which has been disclosed to me from the presence of the Lord of Honour. [ Sirrul-Khil a fah, pp. 31–32, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 8, p. 355] 1894 (A) Divine revelation apprised me that Deputy ‘Abdull a h A tham partook to some degree of turning to the truth by his acknowledgement of the greatness of Islam and recognising its prestige. This delayed his prophesied death and being afflicted to the utmost degree. He was in a manner afflicted,