Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 409
POSTSCRIPT-SIGN NUMBER 141 409 incurable, grief and anxiety dominated again and this grief reached an extreme. This grief was because I had found Seth ['Abdur-Raḥmān] to be extremely sincere and he had practically demonstrated, to the high- est order, his sincerity and he had been helping our Langar Khānah [the Community Kitchen] with thousands of rupees only out of the sincerity of his heart with no interest other than earning the pleasure of God. He was so moved by sincerity and devotion that he would always send a large monthly sum for our Langar Khānah. His faith was so steeped in love as if he were totally lost in love and sincerity. It was therefore but proper that I should have prayed a great deal for him. Ultimately my heart was overwhelmed to pray for him in a manner that was extraordinary and I continued to pray for him day in and day out with extreme concentration. It was then that God Almighty also brought about an extraordinary outcome and delivered Seth 'Abdur-Raḥmān from such a deadly disease as if he were granted a new life. Thus, he writes in his letter, 'In response to your prayer, God caused a great miracle to happen, for there was no hope for life at all; after the operation, the wound began to heal. Close to it, a new boil appeared which once again had put me in great fear and panic. But later it was found that it was not a carbuncle. In the end, after a few months, I recovered completely. I know it for certain that this is, indeed, bringing the dead back to life. Carbuncle and then diabetes and old age with it! Doctors are only too well aware that recovery from this terrifying condition is virtually impossible. Our God is Most Benevolent and Merciful, and among His attributes is the attribute of Revival [of the dead]. Last year, on 11 October 1905, a sincere friend of mine, Maulawi ‘Abdul-Karim of blessed memory, died of the same disease-carbuncle, that is, malig- nant tumour. For him too I had prayed fervently, but not a single rev- elation held out any hope for him. Instead the following revelations were received repeatedly: