Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 379
SuB-Footnote Number Three 379 Shar i f [calling down blessings on the Holy Prophet] so abundantly that my heart and soul became fragrant therewith. The same night I saw in a dream that people were carrying into the house of this humble one waterskins filled with divine light in the form of pure water and one of them said, ‘These are the very blessings which you had sent to Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. ’ I recall a similar wonderful experience. Once I received a revela- tion which indicated that there was a vigorous discussion in the High Assembly in Heaven. That is, God’s will for the revival of the Faith was surging, but the appointment of the man to revive the Faith was not yet disclosed to the High Assembly, and this is why they were in disagree- ment. It was at this time in the dream that I saw people searching for a revivor. A man appeared before my humble self and, pointing towards me, he said: ذا رجل یحب رسول ہللا ه Meaning that, this is the man who loves the Messenger of Allah. The meaning of this statement was that the principal qualification for this mission is the love of the Holy Prophet saw and that this quality was definitely found in me. Similarly, the secret behind the direction to call down blessings on the Holy Prophet’s progeny in the revela- tion mentioned above is that the love for Ahle-Bait [the members of the household of the Holy Prophet saw ] plays a great part in acquiring divine light. Anyone who is included among those who have attained nearness to the One True God attains the spiritual inheritance of those righteous and holy ones, and becomes their heir in respect of knowl- edge and divine insights. At this point I recall a very clear vision which was as follows: Once, after Maghrib prayer, while I was fully awake, I was overtaken by a slight numbing of my faculties resembling a mild intoxication and had a wonderful experience. First, there was a sound of some people walking briskly, as the sound made by shoes when one walks fast; and