The Heavenly Decree — Page 69
69 wrote letters to me in which he mentioned his dreams and affirmed the truth of my claim. Now, a judicious person can see that if M i r Sahib can see the Holy Prophet sa in his dreams, then whatever he saw earlier should also be credible, but if it is not credible and falls into the category of confused dreams, then subsequent dreams should also be considered unreliable. Readers can see how hollow is his claim of being fully empowered to meet the Holy Prophet sa. It is apparent from authentic A ha d i th that when it comes to seeing the Holy Prophet sa , only such dreams will be considered free from Satanic influence in which he sa is seen in his true form. For [the possibility of] Satan appearing in the form of a Prophet is not only an accepted phenomenon, but it has actually happened. When the accursed Satan can appear in the likeness of God and in the manifestation of His throne, it is but a small matter for him to appear in the form of Prophets as. Even if we accept that a person did see the Holy Prophet sa in his dream, how are we to ascertain whether it was indeed the Holy Prophet sa himself whom he saw? Since people in this age are not informed about the true features of the Holy Prophet sa , and it is possible for Satan to adopt the unreal form of a person, therefore, the true indication for the people of the present age to know that they have actually seen [the Holy Prophet sa ] in a dream is that such a dream should be accompanied by some extraordinary and special features to prove that the dream is