Tadhkirah — Page 139
1883 139 158 which is a self evident truth for who can repel God’s bounty? No one can demolish a structure that He desires to raise and no one can humiliate the one whom He desires to exalt. [Makt u bat-e-Ahmadiyyah, vol. 1, p. 61, addressed to M i r ‘Abb a s ‘Al i of Ludhiana, dated October 9, 1883] October 22, 1883 Today while my humble self was correcting proofs I was handed a few sheets of paper in a vision. They bore the inscription: [Urdu] Let the drums of victory beat. Then a person showed me a picture on the other side of the sheets and said: [Urdu] Take a look. What does your picture say? When I looked, it was indeed the picture of my humble self, in green attire. The picture was very majestic like that of a victorious commander laced with armaments. On the right and left of the picture were inscribed the words: [Arabic] The instrument of Allah the All- Powerful and [Persian] Vicegerent—with royal authority—of Ahmad the Chosen [Prophet of God]. This is Monday, Dhul- H ajj 19, 1300 AH, October 22, 1883 CE, K a tak 6, 1940 [Bikram i]. [Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, part 4, pp. 515–516 sub-footnote 3, 158 [Arabic] No one can repel His bounty. [Publishers]