Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 269
The Spiritual Revolution 269 Someone during those days had a dream that Mub a rak Ahmad was getting married. The people skilled in interpreting dreams have written that if the marriage seen in a dream is with an unknown woman, it means death. Some of them think that if such a dream is carried out literally, the death may be averted. The person who had seen the dream mentioned it and its possible interpretation to the Promised Messiah as. He agreed and said: ‘The interpreters of dreeams believe that the inter- pretation is death, but sometimes to fulfil the dream literally may avert this outcome. Let us, therefore, get Mub a rak Ahmad married. ’ Though that child was too young to know anything about marriage, the Promised Messiah as took the thought in consideration. When H u du r was saying the above, by chance (Sayyedah Sa ‘i datun-Nis a ’) the wife of Doctor Sayyed ‘Abdus Satt a r, ra who was a guest, happened to be in the courtyard of the house. The Promised Messiah as saw her, and calling her over told her that he wished to arrange marriage for Mub a rak Ahmad and said, You have your daughter Maryam. If you like we can marry her to Mub a rak Ahmad. She replied that she had no objection but if H u du r would permit, she wanted to consult her husband. During those days late Doctor Sahib ra and his family were staying in the Round Room of the house. She went down- stairs… but he was not there. When he returned, she talked to him is the following words: ‘When someone enters the religion of Allah the Almighty, his faith is tested. Should Allah the Almighty test your faith by a trial, will you be steadfast?’