The Reminiscences of Zafrulla Khan — Page 112
112 REMINISCENCES OF SIR MUHAMMAD ZAFRULLA KHAN interval of one or two days in between. In the first dream I saw that a cousin of mine, whose name is Inayat Ullah, had arrived in Simla, in the house where I was then staying, the Retreat, which was my official residence. In the dream I saw that I was sitting in my office room in the house and the door opened and Inayat Ullah came in. He was very cheerful, almost laughing. I can still see him quite clearly, exactly as I saw him then, and the impression was so vivid that when I got up in the morning, I thought to myself, "I had better get ready quickly. Inayat Ullah is here and I must go down and join him at breakfast. " Then I recalled that I had seen him only in my dream. "Inayat Ullah" means "a favour bestowed by God. " I thought to myself, this is a good dream, perhaps something good is on the way. A day or two later I saw in my dream that a friend of mine, who had then been dead for six years, and who had been very close to me, had come and met me in the same way, very cheerfully. His name was Inamullah. "Inam" means "a bounty which signifies approval," a sort of award, and "Ullah" means "from God. " then I thought, I have had these two dreams in succession, and the second is a stronger indication of good than the first one, perhaps something is in the offing. Again a day or two later, I dreamt that I had gone to a place called Lyallpur, about 90 miles due west of Lahore to meet a friend of mine whose name was Sardar Muhammad. That would be a good indication also as Muhammad is the name of the Prophet of Islam and "Sardar" means "chief. " After I had met this friend of mine, I said to myself, "Zafar Ullah is here also, I might go and meet him too. He was a namesake of mine who was also a lawyer and practised in Lyallpur. So I called on him and met him and talked with him. "Zafar Ullah" means "victory from God," or "success from God. " When I woke up I was greatly struck by this sequence of dreams. A cousin of mine and another friend arrived that morning to spend a few days with me. The first thing I told them was, "I think there is going to be some change in my career. " Both of them immediately said, "Have you had a dream?" I said, "Yes, I have had three," and I told them these dreams. The next day, when I went to see the Viceroy and he mentioned the matter to me, my immediate reaction was due to these three dreams, combined with something else, which I must now tell you. Before the first of these dreams, I had gone down to Lahore to have a medical check-up carried out. There had been traces of sugar in my urine, and