Tadhkirah — Page 189
1887 February 13, 1887 Today, at the time of Fajr the following was put into my mind by way of revelation: [Arabic] ‘Abdul-B a si t I did not understand who was meant. In your letter received today I saw ‘Abdul-B a si t. It is possible that the words may have reference to you. 215 [Allah knows best. ] [Letter dated February 13, 1887, addressed to Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra , Majm u ‘a-e- Ishtih a r a t, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 20] April 1887 A few days ago, being anxious about the repayment of this debt, I saw in a dream that I was standing in a low pit and was trying to climb out of it, but my hand did not reach the top. Meanwhile, a man of God came and extended his hand down to me from above. I caught hold of it and climbed up and got out of the pit and said to him: ‘May Allah reward you for this service. ’ Today, on reading your letter, I was convinced that you are the person who had extended his hand which removed my anxiety, for as I had in my dream prayed for the person who had extended his hand to me, in the same way, prayer burst forth from my mouth for you in the deep emotion of 215 Note by Maul a n a Abdul Latif Bahawalpuri: Hadrat Ya‘q u b ‘Al i ‘Irf a n i ra states: Hadrat H ak i mul-Ummat [Khalifatul Masih I ra ] has said several times that his revealed name is ‘Abdul-B a si t ( Makt u b a t , volume 5, number 2, page 20).