Tadhkirah — Page 929
1906 929 common citizens of the State vis-a-vis the heir apparent of the Ruler. They had made every effort with respect to the problems with which they were confronted but had not succeeded. The only recourse now left to them was to submit a memorial to the Governor General and seek justice at his hands, but they had not much hope of success as the authorities below the Governor General had decided definitely against them. In his distress Navv a b Muhammad ‘Al i Kh a n not only requested me to supplicate on their behalf, but also promised that if God, by His grace, would deliver him from his distress, he would immediately donate three thousand rupees for the public kitchen. After repeated supplications on their behalf, I received the revelation: 1128 [Urdu] O sword, turn your face the other way. I informed Navv a b Muhammad ‘Al i Kh a n of this divine revelation and thereafter God Almighty had mercy on him. [Chashma-e-Ma‘rifat, pp. 323–324, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 23, p. 339] November 15, 1906 Last night was the twenty-seventh of the blessed month of Rama da n and it is generally held that this might be the lailatul qadr. I thought to myself: ‘There is no guarantee of life; I do not know whether I would have another opportunity to be blessed with this night’ I got up and 1128 This revelation is also recorded in Badr , volume 2, number 46, November 15, 1906, page 3; also in al- H akam , volume 10, number 39, November 17, 1906, page 1. [Syed Abdul Hayee]