Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 528
528 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION satisfaction of the world at large, I consider it appropriate to hereby briefly set down some of my own dreams and visions. I Let it be clear to the readers that some twelve years ago I saw in a true dream that a light appeared in the shape of a column. It envel- oped me and transformed my condition, making me pronounce the Kalima-e-Tauhid [Islamic proclamation of the Oneness of Allah]. After this, for a little more than a year, I continued to have visions of beholding God Almighty. When this condition began to subside, one night I saw God Almighty in a dream in which I became totally effaced into and united with Him. This state of ecstasy and pleasure in my heart lasted the whole day. After this, some seven years ago, saw in a true dream that a large number of people were waiting at some place for Hadrat Masīḥ [His Holiness the Messiah], peace be upon him, and looking towards the heavens as if Ḥaḍrat Masīḥas was about to descend. I also saw that they were having some hesitation about the building of a minaret for the descent of the Messiah. At that time I was shown written in a revealed book that the minaret upon which the Messiah would descend would be built by the hand of Charagh Din; i. e. this humble one. At the same time it was dis- closed to me as if there was no other person in the world sharing my name in the context of the construction of this minaret. I was then shown in a dream about three years ago that all the nations of the world are making a lot of noise like sparrows. As I was watching them, I received the following revelation from Allah the Exalted: 'Tell them to come to this side so that they may find comfort. Again, after this I saw once in a true dream that an assembly of righteous people was arranged and I was included among them and people were congratulating me. And again I saw [in a dream] that the sincere followers of His Holiness are holding a public meeting in which I have been allotted the task of loudly inviting people to take the bai at [pledge of allegiance] with His Holiness, the Messiah, and take all those who respond into his august presence. Now a year ago