Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 251
27 December 1905 251 27 December 1905 The coffin of Hadrat Maulaw i ‘Abdul-Kar i m was reinterred in Bahisht i Maqbarah [the Heavenly Graveyard] on the morning of 27 December. This is the first denizen of Paradise to be laid to rest in this cemetery. Before the burial, the Promised Messiah as led the Companions in the funeral prayer. This was done based on the fact that the elder wife of the deceased saw the deceased in a dream the previous night, in which he said that my funeral prayer should be offered. Hence, to fulfil this dream, the funeral prayer was offered once more. The Promised Messiah as stated, ‘The funeral is also a prayer. It is good to fulfil a dream. ’ 1 (After Z uhr Prayer) The Advent of the Promised Messiah and the Purpose of Establishing the Movement A speech of His Holiness H ujjatull a h, the Promised Messiah, may peace and blessings be upon him, which he delivered on 27 December 1905 after Z uhr and ‘A s r Prayers in Aqsa Mosque. On the morning of 26 December 1905, a meeting of friends was held in the new guest house hall to consider reforming the Madrasah. In it, many brothers gave speeches on various aspects. In the course of these speeches, one brother said in the context of his address that as far as he knew, the only difference between the Movement of the Promised Messiah, peace be on him, and other Muslims is that they accept that 1. Badr, vol. 1, no. 41, p. 2, dated 29 December 1905