Tadhkirah — Page 768
768 [Urdu] A woman died. [Arabic] Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return. [Notebook of the Revelations of the Promised Messiah as , p. 46] August 31, 1905 The Promised Messiah [as] was saying his Prayers and intended to recite s u rah al-‘A s r after the al-F a ti h ah. Then he felt a light slumber and in place of s u rah al-‘A s r the following s u rah flowed from his tongue with great force as a revelation: 928 [Badr, vol. 1, no. 22, August 31, 1905, p. 2 and al- H akam, vol. 9, no. 31, August 31, 1905, p. 10] August 31, 1905 (A) The Promised Messiah [as] said: From midnight onward till Fajr , I was occupied with supplication on behalf of Maulav i ‘Abdul-Kar i m. When I slept after the morning [prayer], I had a dream… I saw that ‘Abdull a h Sannouri had come to me and, showing me a paper, said: ‘I want to have this attested by the judge, I am in a hurry as my wife is seriously ill but no one has paid any attention to me and I cannot obtain attestation. ’ I noticed that ‘Abdull a h was very pale and looked very worried. I said to him: ‘These people have no regard for anyone nor do they pay any attention to any recommendation or intercession. I shall take your paper. ’ I took the paper and went inside and saw that Mithan L a l, who had, at one time, been an Extra Assistant Commissioner in Batala, was sitting in a chair, busy with his work and surrounded by his staff. I put the 928 [Arabic] When the help of Allah comes, and the victory. [Publishers]