Stories from Early Ahmadiyyat — Page 12
12 clear water at the bottom of it, not more than two or three draughts. The revelation of God said: آب ِ زدنیگ Water of life Meaning thereby that only two or three years of his life were left. In view of these revelations, the Promised Messiah as thought it advisable to write a few lines by way of advice and guidance to his followers; the pamphlet is known as al-Wasiyyat [ The Will ]. In it he asserted that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at would continue to flourish and that a second manifestation of God’s power would commence after his death. He specifically mentioned the name of Hazrat Abu Bakr ra to indicate that the sec- ond manifestation would take the form of Khilaafat (Succession). We are blessed that the Jama'at is now con- tinuing to make progress under the fifth Khalifa of the Promised Messiah as. In April 1908, he went to Lahore, the capital of Punjab. He was busy writing a book, Paighaam-e-Sulh [ The Message of Peace ], when he suddenly fell ill. It was on 26 May 1908, with the words ‘Allah, my Ever Dear