Tadhkirah — Page 795
1905 795 The Promised Messiah [as] added: A ta hsi ld a r performs two functions, collection of the revenue and decision of disputes between people and establishing justice between them. These are also the functions of the Promised Messiah, namely that he shall demand the fulfilment of obligations due to God and then establish His Unity on the earth, and secondly to act as an arbiter and establish justice between the Muslims. [Badr, vol. 1, no. 37, November 24, 1905, p. 2 and al- H akam, vol. 9, no. 41, November 24 1905, p. 1] November 29, 1905 (1) Translation: [Arabic] Only a little is left out of the term appointed by your Lord. (2) [Urdu] Only a few days are left. (3) [Urdu] All would be saddened on that day. 976 passed away twenty one years after that dream. On April 23 rd, 1944, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra said: ‘Today, I saw a dream very similar to the dream of the Promised Messiah as. . . . It was not the same dream completely but last night for a long time I kept remembering the dream and the words twenty one twenty one kept flowing from me. [al-Fa d l, vol. 32, number 99, April 29, 1944, p. 2] Exactly twenty one years after 1944 Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra passed away and the word of God was fulfilled exactly. 976 The Promised Messiah as said: Reflecting upon these revelations, my understanding is that the time is very close. I received this revelation earlier too; it was accompanied by a dream at that time.