Tadhkirah — Page 882
882 in the Hereafter. You have been blessed, O Ahmad! And you alone deserved the blessing that Allah has bestowed upon you. You have a wonderful standing and your reward is near. The heaven and earth are with you as they are with Me. You have a high standing in My presence. I have chosen you for Myself. Holy is Allah, the Greatly Blessed, and the Most High. He will raise your rank. He will cut off the mention of your ancestors and the family tree will begin with you. 1071 1071 It should be remembered that the family of my humble self was very well-known one on account of its worldly rank and standing. Even in the period of its material status was in decline, my grandfather owned eighty two villages in this area. Prior to that, my ancestors carried on as ruling chiefs and were not subordinate to anyone. Then in God’s wisdom and under His will, they lost almost everything as the result of some skirmishes during the Sikh times and were left with only six villages. Then two more villages were lost and only four were left and in this manner their worldly splendour, which never endures for anyone, went into decline. Thus, this family had been one of renown in this neighbourhood. But God Almighty desired that their position of honour should not be confined to its worldly aspect alone, for worldly honours betoken only vainglory, pride and arrogance, and, therefore, God in His holy revelation has promised and has addressed me saying that this family will take on another aspect which shall begin with me and that its previous history will be cut off. This revelation also indicates that I would have a large progeny. This family has been known as a Mogul family, but God, the Knower of the unseen, Who is aware of the reality, has repeatedly affirmed in His Holy revelation that my family is a Persian family and I have been addressed as a descendant of Persians. For instance, He says about me: That is [Arabic] Those who have disbelieved and have obstructed people from the way of Allah, have been refuted by a man of Persian origin. Allah appreciates his effort; and in another revelation He has addressed me and has said: