Fazl-e-Umar — Page 87
Fazle Umar 87 In his young days he had the honour of receiving visions. Hence, during a Friday Sermon in which he launched a scheme to raise funds for the building of the London Mosque, elaborating on this vision he stated: “To this day I have received visions about three important affairs. Firstly, it was during my childhood days. At that time my attention was diverted towards learning about religion and serving the faith. At that time I saw God and I was shown the entire scene of the resurrection. This was a great change in my life. ” 57 It seems that the Promised Messiah [as] himself felt that his connection with God Almighty had begun already in his young days. Hence, Hadhrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad sahib [ra] himself states: “In the days during the Clark case, the Promised Messiah [as] requested people for prayers and he also requested me to pray and do Istikhara. At that time I saw in a vision that there are guards surrounding our house. I entered the house by the steps where there used to be a basement. I saw that they made Huzur stand and in front of him they raised a screen of dung cakes over which they poured petrol and are trying to set it alight. But as they strike the matches it does not light. They try it time and again but are unsuccessful. I became very worried at this spectacle. However, when I looked towards the doorsill it was written: ‘No fire can burn the men of God. ’” 58