Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 529
REMEDY FOR PLAGUE-CHARĀGH DIN'S DECLARATION WHEN AHMADI 529 I saw in a true dream that a light appeared from the West which was many miles wide and as high as the heavens. This light came straight towards me. The closer it came, the less intense it became. When it came close to me, I saw, instead of the light, a single person who was holding in both his hands something that looked like two horse shoes and light came out of them as he moved them. And so as this person came close to me, he announced with great fervour, 'Present the sick!' At his command, I bowed before him. At this, he touched my head with the thing that he was holding in his hand and I saw that I had around my neck an iron shackle like the prisoners which I am opening with both my hands. So, a few days after this, quite like before, I was overtaken by a state of spiritual vision. My heart became steeped in such delight as if I were a king. One day, in a state of simi- lar delight of rapture I was spiritually transported to the presence of the Divine. At that moment the reality about the Christian teach- ings—that is, the reality of the Gospel-was brought home to me. I was informed of the misperceptions of the Christians. Also, it was disclosed to me at the same time as if the Promised Messiah, peace be upon him (i. e. the Messiah of this ummah), was about to descend in all his glory and that I have been appointed to announce his com- ing and to communicate the glad tidings to the nations to join his kingdom. Then a few days later, in a true dream, it was shown to me that bright heavenly bodies looking like the half moon were floating down and that extending my hands, I am catching hold of them with the intent to present them to the Imam of the Age. Again in the same dream I noticed that at a certain place a large number of houses were being built for the Europeans and that on one side a holy person, namely His Holiness, is also seated. On all sides around him there is a curtain on account of which His Holiness is not visible from the outside. And from within the curtain His Holiness is admonishing the builders very severely to make haste and that if the job is not fin- ished by the next day, their contract would be cancelled. Meanwhile, a wind happens to blow which casts aside the curtain behind which