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( 115 ) way out of the difficulty, and turning the incident into a clear and convincing Sign. ” ( Tazkira , page 598) Mr. Faruqi has also reproduced another ro’ya (vision) of the Promised Messiah: “Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad said that he saw in a dream that he was coming towards Qadian over a rough path and in complete darkness, I was stepping out haphazardly, but it seemed as if an invisible hand was guiding me along until I reached Qadian. I then saw the mosque which is in the possession of the Sikh community, and I then took the straight street which comes from the (residence of the) Kashmiris. I then felt myself greatly upset and perplexed, as if I am going to lose senses. And I am repeatedly praying to God in the words – ‘O my Lord, show Thyself, O my Lord, show Thyself and lighten this darkness’. I find that my hand is being held by a mad man who is also saying: ‘O my Lord lighten the darkness’; and I also pray loudly and earnestly. I remember that before this vision. I had been praying intently for myself, for my wife and son Mahmud Ahmad. ( Tazkira , edition II, page 833, 834) After putting down these two dreams, Mr. Faruqi writes: “Now it is evident that, in view of these warning Ilhams and visions, Hazrat Mirza Sahib, with forehead on the ground, must have been crying aloud that these bitter ordainments be, put off, and that the Lord turn to him with grace and mercy. ” (Truth Triumphs, page 48, 49) Then Mr. Faruqi reproduces three prayers of the Promised Messiah: i) “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?” ii) My God, I am vanquished; be pleased to help me!” ( Tazkira , page 655) iii) “Eternal, Everlasting Lord, get these fetters off, and come to my help!” ( Tazkira , page 655) Mischievous Note Mr. Faruqi then puts down the following note: “To all these prayers and cryings, God did assure Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad that although his son (Mirza Mahmud Ahmad) would be instrumental in doing lots of spiritual damage to the Ahmadiyya Community, yet God in His grace would create conditions under which much of the damage would be repaired. To this the following Ilhams bear testimony: ‘Verily, with me is my Lord who will guide me. God would set right my Community through His grace. We will revert it (your community) back to your ways,