Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 318
318 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION I communicated this prophecy to two Āryas of Qadian, Sharampat and Malāwāmal, in the morning; that is, long before the mail delivery time. But, on account of their religious hostility, both the Āryas insisted that they would only believe if one of them went to the Post Office. The sub-postmaster also happened to be a Hindu. I accepted their request and when the time of postal delivery approached, Malāwāmal out of the two, went to collect the mail. He returned with a letter in which it was stated that Sarwar Khan had sent ten rupees. This gave rise to a new dispute as to who Sarwar Khan was and whether or not he was related to Muḥammad Lashkar Khan. The Āryas had a right to settle this matter so that the truth may be ascertained. A letter was, thereafter, written to Munshī Ilāhī Bakhsh, Accountant and author of Asa-e-Mūsā, who was in Hoti, Mardan, at the time, and had not yet turned against me, about the dispute at hand and the matter that required the answer, namely, whether Sarwar Khan was related to Muhammad Lashkar Khan or not. A few days later, Munshi Ilāhī Bakhsh's reply was received from Hoti, Mardan, in which it was written that Sarwar Khan was the son of Arbāb Lashkar Khan. Upon this, both the Āryas were left speech- less. Now understand that this is the kind of knowledge of the unseen which reason cannot propose anyone besides God to be capable of! In this prophecy, the witnesses on both sides are my opponents. That is, on the one hand there are the two Āryas to whom I had communicated the prophecy and one of them had gone to the Post Office to collect the letter; and, on the other hand, is Munshi Ilāhī Bakhsh, who is sta- tioned at Lahore these days and who published the book Aṣā-e-Mūsā against me and criticised me to his heart's content. Of course, I only ask this much that these witnesses on both sides be required not merely to state, but to testify on oath, because both Malāwāmal and Sharampat are two bigoted Āryas who have published advertisements against me, and Munshī Ilāhī Bakhsh has tried to mis- lead many people by compiling ‘Așa-e-Mūsā against me. Therefore, no option is left without testifying on oath.