Tadhkirah — Page 770
770 been called the bridegroom and his followers his brides. The reason is that the followers of a Prophet are under obligation to obey him as a woman is under obligation to obey her husband. That is why, in my dream, ‘Abdull a h said that his wife was ill. By ‘Abdull a h is meant a Prophet, as in the Holy Qur’an the Holy Prophet, on whom be the peace and blessings of Allah, has been described as ‘Abdull a h. Mithan means the delight and comfort of health that one enjoys after the bitterness of illness. Maqb u l means that prayer was accepted. These are all profound metaphors and allegories. [al- H akam, vol. 9, no. 32, September 10, 1905, p. 3 and Badr, vol. 1, no. 23, September 7, 1905, p. 2] 1905 A long time before 929 I had seen in a dream that the upper room in which Maulav i Sahib lived had crashed down. [al- H akam, vol. 10, no. 6, February 17, 1906, p. 11] August 31, 1905 After D uhar Prayers I received a revelation: 930 929 It has not been possible to precisely determine the date of this dream, therefore it has been recorded here in view of its relation with the above. [Jalal-ud-Din Shams] 930 Note by Maul ana Abdul Latif Bahawalpuri: After the revelation , the Promised Messiah as received the following revelation on March 9, 1906: [see entry for March 9, 1906] Apparently, the two revelations seem to contradict each other, but there is no contradiction. The first revelation refers to a manifestation in a vision, and the second revelation refers to the postponement of the