Tadhkirah — Page 742
742 as the angels were watching my camping ground. Then I received the revelation: 890 A few days later it so happened that a well-known thief who belonged to one of the surrounding villages crept into our garden for the purpose of theft. His name was Bishan Singh. It was the latter part of the night when he entered with that intent in our garden; but not finding an opportunity, he sat down in an onion field. He uprooted a quantity of onions and piled them up. He was then spotted by someone. He attempted to run away. He was of very strong build and it would not have been possible for ten people to hold him down had it not been that he was held down by divine prophecy. As he ran, his foot was caught in a hole. He recovered but in the meantime, he was surrounded by people. So, Sard a r Bishan Singh was captured despite his utmost struggle and was convicted by the court without delay. Sometime later a large poisonous snake appeared in our residential house in the garden where we used to spend our day. The snake was very long but it also received its punishment as the thief had done. In this way, we were furnished with immediate proof of our protection by the angels. [ H aq i qatul-Wa hi, pp. 302-303; R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 22, pp. 315–316] April 22, 1905 890 [Persian] The house filled with our love is an abode of peace. [Publishers]