Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 150
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 150 25 March 1905 (‘A s r time) Absolute Certainty of His Own Truth Before ‘ A s r Prayer, Sahibz a dah Sir a j-ul- H aqq Nu‘m a n i read out the let- ter of hi s elder brother, Shah Khalil-ur-Rahman, the head of the saintly order of Sarsawa [India] in the presence of Hadrat H ujjatull a h, 1 the Promised Messiah, peace and blessings be on him. In this letter, Shah Khalil-ur-Rahman had recorded, as a prophecy, regarding Hadrat H ujjatull a h, peace and blessings be on him, that he will soon die, and his [Ahmadiyya] Movement would come to an end. The letter also stated that he could see kashf-e-qub u r [opening of graves in a vision and disclosing of matters of the unseen], and can make others experience the same. If Mirza Sahib were true, he should also demonstrate this ability, etc. —summary of the letter. The Promised Messiah as cursorily listened to this card. He then offered the ‘ A s r Prayer. After Prayer, he had such an impulse that he summoned Sahibz a dah Sir a j-ul- H aqq to the mosque and said [to him], the summary of which is recorded below: You should write a letter to him from yourself that ‘This pre- diction you have made fulfils a wish I have had for years. This is what I desired, for in this way truth can be determined, but please specify whether he (Mirza Sahib) will die before you or after so that this prophecy may be declared your marvel, and 1. Lit. ‘the Proof of Allah’, an honorific title of the Promised Messiah as [Publisher]