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1884 155 joy and that he was prosperous and grateful. The dream was very lucid and clear; it was a form of vision. Next morning I informed Navv a b [‘Al i Muhammad Kh a n] of this dream. [Letter dated May 26, 1884 to M i r ‘Abb a s ‘Al i Sh a h, published in al- H akam, vol. 3, no. 13, April 12, 1899 p. 8] May 1884 Then it so happened that one Munsh i Il a h i Bakhsh, Accountant, who is one of those who are assisting me in the publication of this book [ Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah ], wrote to me for prayers in connection with one of his problems and sent me fifty rupees as a present. He had also requested prayers a few days earlier, but I was occupied with supplication for Navv a b [‘Al i Muhammad Kh a n of Jhajjar] and postponed praying for him to some other time. On the day I received the glad tidings concerning the matter of Navv a b [‘Al i Mu h ammad], I thought that I should pray with full attention for Munsh i Il a h i Bakhsh. So when I found an opportunity after the ‘A s r prayers to pray without distraction and intended to perform my prayer, it occurred to me that I should still include Navv a b [‘Al i Muhammad Kh a n] in my prayer. Accordingly, I supplicated on behalf of both Navv a b [‘Al i Mu h ammad] and Munsh i Il a h i Bakhsh. After supplication I received the following revelation at the same spot: That is [Arabic] We shall relieve both of them of their distress…