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precincts of the Ka'aba and his subsequent journey towards. Mecca with his companions to perform the Umra in the 6th year of Hijra which ended in the Treaty of Hudaibiyya as well as the return of Muslims to Medina without being able to perform the sacred rites as indicated in the vision. 42 Hadhrat Ahmadas then added: 'it cannot be doubted that the Holy Prophetsa had undertaken this journey hoping that he would be able to perform the sacred rites at the Ka'aba and this is undoubtedly a part of the. Holy Prophet'ssa vision. But, since he had not been made aware of the error which had been committed in understanding the actual meaning of this vision, God knows after how many days arduous journey he reached Mecca. Had the Holy Prophet sa been made aware of this enroute to. Mecca, he would have definitely returned to Medina. " 143. This statement is a clear admission of fact that while an error in understanding the meaning of the vision is being acknowledged, the truthfulness of the revelation vouchsafed unto Hadhrat. Muhammadsa by God Almighty is not being denied. Now, does. Abdul Hafeez deny the fact that Hadhrat Muhammadsa undertook such a journey to Mecca in the belief that he and his companions would perform the Umra that year on the basis of a dream he had seen? If not, then would he enlighten the masses as to whether the Muslims succeed in entering the sacred precincts of the Ka'aba that year to perform the sacred rites indicated in the vision? If they didn't, then does this incident in history not suggest that the true purport of the revelations was misunderstood as a result of which the journey to Mecca was undertaken that particular year? What harm is there in Hadhrat Ahmadas alluding to this incident recorded in. Islamic history and stating that an error had been committed in understanding the actual meaning of the revelation and why should this admission be claimed to mean that Hadhrat 42. Sahih of Muslim 17. 736 43. Ahmad, [Hadhrat] Mirza Ghulam. Izalah Auham p. 688; Ruhani Khazain, vol. 3, p. 571 321