Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 314
314 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION off at the train. He was also accompanied by the late Nawab Muḥammad Khan of Jhajjar. When we reached the station, there was still some time before the departure of the train. I decided to offer the 'Asr [afternoon] Prayer there. I took off my cloak with a view to performing ablutions and handed it to an attendant of the Minister. Subsequently, I put it back on and offered the Prayer. In the cloak, there was some cash to meet the expenses of the journey and I had to pay for the train fare out of it too. When it was time to purchase the ticket, I put my hand into my pocket to give the money for the ticket, and discovered that the handkerchief containing the money was missing. It seems that it fell somewhere when I had taken off the cloak. But, instead of being unhappy, I was pleased that a part of the prophecy had been fulfilled. Then, after making arrangements for the purchase of tickets, we boarded the train. It was about ten o'clock in the evening when we arrived at Doraha station where the train was to stop only for five minutes. Sheikh Abdur-Raḥīm, a member of my party, asked an Englishman if we had arrived in Ludhiana. Out of mischief or some other personal motives he replied that we had. At this we hurriedly dis- embarked along with our baggage. In the meantime, the train left. The moment we disembarked we realized by the desolation of the station that we had been misled. The station was so desolate that there was not even a bedstead to sit on, nor could any arrangement be made for food. But in view of the fact that, by encountering this incon- venience, the second part of the prophecy had been fulfilled, I was as pleased as if somebody had invited us to a sumptuous dinner and as if we got every kind of delectable food. Afterwards the Station Master came out of his room and regret- ted that someone had caused us such trouble by unjust mischief. He said that a goods train would arrive at midnight and he would help us board it if there was some space available. After this he checked it up through telegraph and was told that space was available. At midnight we boarded the train and arrived at Ludhiana. It seems that this jour- ney was simply for this prophecy.