Tadhkirah — Page 15
E ARLY Y EARS – 1881 15 This is the dream that I saw and this is the revelation that was vouchsafed to me by God the All-Knowing. [Lujjatun-N u r, pp. 3–4, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 16, pp. 339–340] 1870 (A) About twelve years ago, there was a Hindu gentleman [L a lah Sharampat] who is now a member of A rya Sam a j of Qadian and who is alive and well. He bitterly denied the miracles and the prophecies of Hadrat Kh a tamur-Rusul , may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. … A near relation of this Hindu gentleman [Bishambar D a s] was sent to prison because of some unexpected allegation against him. Another Hindu [Khush Ha l Chand] was also sent to prison along with him. Their case was taken up to the Chief Court on appeal. In that state of confusion and distress, that A rya gentleman said to me one day: ‘It would be considered a revelation of the unseen, if someone can tell us now what the result of our case would be. ’… I was overwhelmed by a God-given fervour that God may humiliate and confound him in connection with this very matter and I supplicated: ‘O Benevolent God, this man denies the honour and greatness of Your Noble Prophet and utterly denies the signs and prophecies that You have shown and promulgated through Your Messenger, but the revelation of the final result of this case can confound him. You have power over everything. You do ordain all according to Your will, and there is nothing hidden and beyond Your comprehensive knowledge. ’ Thereupon, God—Who protects His true faith, Islam, and desires the honour and greatness of His Messenger sa — revealed the whole matter to me in a dream at night. He disclosed to me that the divine will was that the case would be remitted by the Chief Court back to the Lower Court, and in that Lower Court his [Bishambar D a s] sentence