Inspiring Events in the Field of Tabligh — Page 58
58 A Here is another incident of divine help and miraculous protection related by late © adhrat Maul ā n ā Mu ™ ammad “ ā diq Sum ā tr ī. This incident also relates to the period when the Indonesian archipelago was occupied by Japan. Their rule was dictatorial and a small complaint could become an excuse for capital punishment. No inquiry was needed and none was instituted. Only the decision was announced. Sometimes even the decision was not announced and the victim was executed. Maul ā n ā Mu ™ ammad “ ā diq has written that due to two complaints against him the Japanese decided for his execution. With this background there was no ground for any appeal and no hope for pardon. For a believer the only support is his God. So he humbly prayed to God. God informed him in a dream that the Japanese Government was heading towards its disastrous end. He saw this dream in 1945. Within a few months of his dream, the Japanese surrendered on 14th August 1945. After their defeat, it was learnt from their documents that they had decided to execute 65 persons between the night of 23rd and 24th August and Maul ā n ā Mu ™ ammad “ ā diq was on top of the list. Now, see how divine help and succor arrived that All ā h did not give the Japanese government any respite even to execute their decision and saved a Muj ā hid, who was serving in the cause of All ā h, from the jaws of death. The shadow of death was lurking over his head and a few hours remained in its execution. [35]