Tadhkirah — Page 642
642 He was repeating it again and again as if he wanted to convey that there were many victories. Then my mind moved towards the receipt of revelation and it came: 715 [Urdu] A collection of victories. [al-Badr, vol. 2, no. 19, May 29, 1903, p. 147] May 27, 1903 (A) First I saw that I had been given a black robe and its steel buttons were held in my hands. Then I put my hand into its pocket and found a piece of paper in it on which it was written: [Urdu] Misfortune descending or arising or… I told my wife in my dream that the writing therein was ‘Misfortune descending or arising or. . . ’ There were two other pieces of paper but I cannot recall what was written on them. [Notebook of the Revelations of the Promised Messiah as , p. 8] (B) I received a revelation in these words… but do not know to whom they apply: [Urdu] Misfortune descending or arising or… I do not recall what followed after the second ‘or’. A dream is a curious thing. The matter is wrapped up in mysteries 715 Note by Syed Abdul H ayee: In the Notebook of the Revelations of the Promised Messiah as this revelation is dated May 18 and is cited on page eight as following: ‘First I saw in a dream that a man said to me: You achieved such victory, such victory, such victory; thereafter I received the revelation: [Urdu] A collection of victories. ’