Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 377
POSTSCRIPT-SIGN NUMBER 128 377 considered Fuller's resignation to be a great favour of the Government upon them. In short, the expediency with which the reason of Fuller's resignation was concealed by the Government is being exposed by the extreme delight of the Bengalis. What greater proof of the fulfilment of the prophecy could there be than that the Bengalis themselves have acknowledged their consolation in this episode and have expressed extreme gratitude to the Government? This prophecy of mine was not only published in our journal, the Review of Religions, but was also published by a number of newspapers of the Punjab. Even some famous newspapers of Bengal had published this prophecy. Another proof that this prophecy has been fulfilled is that Amrita Bazaar Patrika, Calcutta, the most well-known English language newspaper of the Bengal, writes—and the following lines which have been reproduced by the Civil and Military Gazette, Lahore in its issue of 22 August 1906: The likelihood is that his [i. e. , Fuller's] successor [the new Lt. Governor] will follow a quite conciliatory policy. Of course this is very desirable. . . These words of the above-mentioned paper also show that it has expressed its satisfaction that the new Lt. Governor would be duty-bound to keep on consoling the Bengalis. As such the above-mentioned newspaper too is a witness to the fulfilment of the prophecy. In the end, I produce here another strong argument in support of the fulfilment of the prophecy. A British officer who has held a senior Government post: for fifty years, writes in a long letter published in the newspaper, the Civil and Military Gazette, Lahore, in its issue dated 24 August 1906, in which it is disclosed that Sir Fuller's resignation is in exact conformity with the wishes of the Bengali bābūs [respectable citizens]: