Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 423
POSTSCRIPT-SIGN NUMBER 151 423 Meaning that, to open the door of the unseen to someone to the extent that he dominates the unseen and the unseen is in his control, is the kind of access to the knowledge of the unseen that is not granted to anyone except the chosen Messengers of God, so that the doors of the unseen are opened to him with respect to quality and quantity. True, even ordinary people may occasionally see a true dream or receive a true revelation-and even that is not free from darkness— but the doors to the unseen are not thrown open to them. This gift is granted only to the chosen Messengers of God. 151. [ONE HUNDREd fifty-first] sigN-When I wrote my book Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, which is the first of my books, the difficulty I faced was that I did not have any money to get it published. I was an obscure person and I did not know anyone. At that time, I prayed to God Almighty and then, I received the following revelation: هُنَّ إِلَيْكَ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ تُسَاقِطْ عَلَيْكَ رُطَبًا جَنِيًّا. (See Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, page 226)¹. (Translation): 'Shake the trunk of the date-palm tree, the fresh ripe dates will fall upon you. ' Therefore, in compliance with this directive, I wrote a letter first of all to Khalifah Sayyad Muḥammad Hasan, a Minister of State of Patiala. As God had promised, He made him inclined towards me and he sent 250 rupees immediately and then contributed another 250 rupees a sec- ond time. Some others also provided monetary assistance. Thus was the book published against all hopes and the prophecy fulfilled. These incidents are such that there are not just one or two witnesses to them, but a large number of people, including Hindus, too. The point to bear in mind is that the revelation of God, 1. This reference text appears in Rūḥānī Khazā’in, vol. 1, page 250, published in 2008. [Publisher]