Tadhkirah — Page 541
1900 541 purity and that it is folly on the part of my opponents to seek impurity in me because I have become a pure child by the hand of Allah and like a son in His estimation. God is my Guardian and Providence. There is, thus, the resemblance of a paternal relationship. God has put down the fire which has been sought to be kindled through this book ‘A sa -e-M u s a. God is with the righteous who carry out their duty to the utmost and mind the finer points of taqw a [fear of God]. [Arba'in, no. 4, p. 19 footnote, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 17, p. 452] December 8, 1900 On the morning of December 8, 1900, the Promised Messiah [as] said: Last night I felt pain in my fingertip so severe that I was worried how I would pass the night. Then, I was overtaken by a light slumber and the revelation came: 564 Simultaneously with the last word , the pain disappeared as if it had never been. 565 [al- H akam, vol. 4, no. 44, December 10, 1900, p. 6] December 13, 1900 (A) I do not believe that I would die before God Almighty has established my innocence…of the false charges that are 564 [Arabic] Be cool and safe. [Publishers] 565 al- H akam reports that the Promised Messiah as said about it: I have such certainty and faith based on true insight in the revelation that is vouchsafed to me that I am ready to take any oath standing in the House of Allah affirming its truth. To such a degree do I believe in its truth that if I were to deny it or even think of denying it as coming from God, I would immediately become a k a fir [a disbeliever]. [al- H akam, vol. 4, no. 44, December 10, 1900, p. 6]