Tadhkirah — Page 1098
1098 that al- H amd was revealed both in Mecca and Medina and that is why this expression was applied to it. The Promised Messiah as said: ‘That might be so, but according to me this s u rah is given the name Sab‘a Math a n i , because first it was revealed to the Holy Prophet, on whom be the peace and blessings of Allah, and second time it was revealed to [Im a m] Mahd i and the Promised Messiah’. [Letter of P i r Sir a jul- H aqq Nu‘m a n i ra , p. 1] 1299 (27) The Promised Messiah as said: Last night I received the revelation: 1300 [Arabic] [ As [ for ] those who say, ‘Our Lord is Allah,’ and then remain steadfast, the angels descend on them, [ saying: ] ‘Fear you not, nor grieve; and rejoice in the Garden that you were promised. We are your friends in this life and in the Hereafter. ’ ] [Letter of Sahibz a dah P i r Sir a jul- H aqq Nu‘m a n i ra , p. 46 and al- H akam, vol. 23, no. 12, March 28, 1920, p. 1] (28) Then the Promised Messiah as received the revelation: N u r-ud-D i n 1299 Note by Maul a n a Abdul Latif Bahawalpuri: This letter was available in the Office of Tal i f-o-Ta s n i f S adr Anjuman Ahmadiyyah Rabwah during the preparation of Second Edition, and was copied from it by me. It has since been lost. 1300 Note by Hadrat Maul ana Jalal-ud-Din Shams ra : In al- H akam (cited above) and al-Bushr a , page 64 do not include the phrase. Moreover, in al- H akam the words [N u r-ud-D i n] are written instead.