A Present to His Royal Highness - The Prince of Wales — Page 84
84 instance, when he went to the house of the ruler who had asked him to restore his daughter to life, he said: “Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. ” ∗ Thus, the restoring of the dead to life means the restoring of those to life whose life is despaired of, and many such miracles were performed by the Promised Messiah, one of which relates to one of the sons of Khan Muhammad Ali Khan. The latter is an uncle of His Highness the Nawab of Maler-Kotla, but has settled down at Quadian where he has made his home. Seventeen years ago his son, Abdur Rahim Khan, had a severe attack of typhoid fever, and his condition became very critical insomuch that the physicians in attendance declared the case hopeless. The Promised Messiah then prayed for his recovery and was told that his prayer had been heard. Khan Muhammad Ali Khan was informed of this and the boy began to show signs of improvement, and in spite of the verdict of the medical men, he still lives through the grace of God and is now prosecuting his studies in England. This is how God restores the dead to life at the hands of His prophets. FOURTH MIRACLE. Atmospheric Changes. His fourth miracle relates to atmospheric changes. When he found that people were obstinate in their denial of him, he prayed that the plague be sent to the wicked and the transgressors, so that the prophecy of Jesus be ∗ Mathew ix, 24.