Tadhkirah — Page 408
408 January 21, 1898 I supplicated in Tahajjud prayer concerning it [the plague] and received the revelation 443 I now consider that the revelation 444 previously received by me: [Urdu] Who can say: O Lightning do not strike from heaven; might be about the plague. [al- H akam, vol. 5, no. 27, July 24, 1901, p. 1] 1898 (A) Revelation: 445 [Letter written by Maulav i ‘Abdul-Kar i m dated February 1, 1898, al-Badr, vol. 11, nos. 4–5, November 16, 1911, p. 3] (B) Prior to this 446 , I have also received a revelation concerning the plague as following: 443 [Arabic] Allah does not bring about a change in the condition of a people until they bring about a change in their own selves. [Publishers] 444 The diary of Navv a b Muhammad ‘Al i Kh a n ra shows that the date of this revelation is January 14, 1898. (See A sha b-e-Ahmad , volume 2, page 525) [Jalal-ud-Din Shams] 445 (1) [Arabic] Allah does not bring about a change in the condition of a people until they bring about a change in their own lives. (2) He will give shelter to the town [after it has suffered a little]. (3) I shall come to you suddenly with My attribute of Ra h m a n [the Gracious] (4) Allah will frustrate the plans of the disbelievers. [Publishers]