Tadhkirah — Page 31
E ARLY Y EARS – 1881 31 I was made to understand that this revelation was by way of condolence on the part of Allah the Almighty, and that the occurrence to which it related was that my father would die after sunset. … My father died the same day after sunset 35. [Kit a bul-Bariyyah, pp. 159–162 footnote, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 13, pp. 192–195 footnote] June 1876 When I received the revelation from Allah the Glorious concerning the death of my revered father, which I have just mentioned, I was naturally troubled by the thought that some sources of income which were available only during my father’s lifetime would now cease and we might be faced with adversity. Thereupon, I received the second revelation: That is [Arabic] Is not Allah sufficient for His servant? This revelation afforded me complete comfort and satisfaction and it impressed itself upon my heart like a steel nail. I call to witness Allah, the Lord of Honour and Glory, in Whose hands is my life that He has demonstrated the truth of this revelation of glad tiding in a manner that I could not have conceived of. He has provided for me as no father could have done for a child. [Kit a bul-Bariyyah, pp. 161–162 footnote, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 13, pp. 194–195 footnote] 1876 Sometimes, in a dream or a vision, spiritual matters assume physical shape and are seen as human beings. I recall that 35 Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Murta da died on June 3, 1876. [Publishers]