Tadhkirah — Page 1096
1096 great uprising in the world. That would be the first uprising. Kings will invade kings. There will be so much bloodshed that the earth will be filled with blood. The subjects of all kings will also fight fearfully among themselves. There will be universal ruin and destruction. The centre of all this will be Syria. Addressing Sahibz a dah Sir a jul- H aqq ra directly, the Promised Messiah as continued: It will be the time of my Promised Son. God has decreed these events in connection with him. Thereafter our Movement will spread and kings will become members of the Movement. Be sure to recognize the Promised One. [Tadhkiratul-Mahd i , part 2, new ed. , p. 274] (22) Dream: The Promised Messiah as said: ‘I saw [in my dream] that I was mounting a ladder but I was afraid lest I should fall and I jumped from one rung to the next. When I had climbed the ladder, blood came from my nose…’ The Promised Messiah as continued: ‘The interpretation is very good, for if it is said: blood came; it is good. But if it is said: Blood flowed or, blood went out; it is not good. There is loss in it. Therefore one should say blood came. This dream shows that money will come and God Almighty will bestow affluence upon me. ’ [Tadhkiratul-Mahd i , published by P i r Sir a jul- H aqq ra , part 2, new ed, p. 285] (23) The Promised Messiah as said: ‘Once on the day of the Pilgrimage, I was shown the scene of the Pilgrimage in my vision, so much so that I could hear the people talking to one another, and also their proclamations of labbaik, 1294 tasb ih, 1295 and tahl i l 1296. Had I 1294 Saying the following words during pilgrimage: Labbaik, All a humma labbaik, labbaik l a shar i ka laka labbaik. Innal h amda