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11 12 In these few pages are recorded the testimonies of some saints and maj a dh i b 13 who had foretold about my advent long before me. Among these is the prophecy of a majdh u b Gul a b Sh a h, who passed away from this transitory world thirty or so years ago. Although this prediction has been recorded on page 707 of Iz a la Auh a m, it is being published again because the narrator has now related it with all the details and it is his desire that this prophecy should be published as a separate announcement. The narrator, Mi an Kar i m Bakhsh, relates the prophecy with such great conviction and firm faith, that were a seeker of truth to listen to him attentively, it would definitely move his heart in a complete and astonishing way. Now, in May 1892, I asked Mi an Kar i m Bakhsh to come to Luddiy a na and kept interviewing him about this prophecy. I asked him to relate it on oath at several gatherings. He was asked to swear that he would tell the truth and nothing but the truth and that he would only 11 In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Ever Merciful. [Translator] 12 Praise be to Allah and peace be upon His chosen servants. [Translator] 13 Majdh u b , p. Maj a dh i b : Pious men who are lost in Divine Medita- tion. [Translator] 10