Tadhkirah — Page 9
E ARLY Y EARS – 1881 9 proclaim that I had died early because I was false in my claims, He revealed to me aforetime: That is [Arabic] Your age will be eighty years—a few years less or some years more; and you will live long enough to witness your distant progeny. Thirty-five years or so have passed since this revelation was vouchsafed. [Arba'in, no. 3, first edition, pp. 29–30, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 17, pp. 418–419 and Appendix Tu h fah-e-Golarhviyyah, p. 19, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 17, p. 66] 1868 Concerning a case instituted by my late father against one of his tenants relating to some tenancy rights in dispute, it was revealed to me in a dream that the suit would be decreed favourably. I communicated this dream to an A rya 11 who lives in Qadian. Then it so happened that on the final date of the hearing only the defendant appeared in the court with some of his witnesses and no attorney, etc. , appeared from this side. The defendant and all witnesses, upon their return in the evening, spread the news that the suit had been dismissed. On hearing this news, the said A rya accused me of falsehood and mocked me. It is difficult for me to put into words the pain and torment that I suffered at that time, for it was hard to imagine that all these people, which included some who were impartial, would make a statement contrary to the facts. In this condition of extreme grief and sorrow 11 L a lah Sharampat ( Tiry a qul-Qul u b, page 37 , R uha n i Khaz a ’ i n, volume 15, page 206). [Publishers]