Tadhkirah — Page 192
192 father died at an early age. On the same day there was a happy occasion, that is, someone’s wedding was being celebrated. [Sha h na-e- H aqq, pp. 44–45, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 2, p. 384] July 11, 1887 I saw in my dream today that Hadrat ‘ I s a [ Jesus ] , on whom be peace, had come to our house. I thought to myself: What shall we offer him for refreshment, for the mangoes have spoiled; but then suddenly other mangoes became available from the unseen. Allah knows best what its interpretation is. [Makt u b a t-e-Ahmadiyyah, vol. 5, no. 3, p. 42, Letter dated July 11, 1887, addressed to Chaudhary Rustam ‘Al i ] August 7, 1887 That is [Arabic] We have sent this child as a witness, affirming good tidings, and as a Warner. He is like heavy rain in which there are diverse kinds of darknesses as well as thunder and lightning. All of these things are under his two feet. 219 [i. e. , will follow after he departs. ] [H aqq a n i -Taqr i r bar W a qi‘ah Waf a t-e-Bash i r, December 1, 1888, Majm u ‘a-e-Ishtih a r a t, vol. 1, p. 178 and Sabz Ishtih a r, p. 16, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 2, p. 462] 219 The revelation indicated that there would first be darkness and then thunder and light. As the arrangement of the words shows, it was destined that after the death of the deceased son, there would first be darkness, then thunder and lightening. Fulfilment of the prophecy began in the same sequence. With the death of Bash i r 1 st there ensued the darkness of doubt in which people were involved. Thunder and