The Descent of the Messiah — Page 222
43 [continued] THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH ifies the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and utters profanities. When I prayed against him, God gave me the news that he would die within six years. This is a sign for those who are in search of the true faith. " Then, I published the following prophecy in my announcement of February 20, 1893, which was part of in the book A'ina-e-Kamālāt-e-Islām: In response to my announcement of February 20, 1886, Lekhram had sent me an audacious postcard saying that I could go ahead and make any prophecy about his death. When I prayed about this, the following revelation was received from God, the Lord of Glory: عِجْلٌ جَسَدٌ لَهُ خُوَارُ - لَهُ نَصَبٌ وَعَذَابٌ Meaning, "This is but Samiri's calf that lets out a sound even though it is dead, i. e. , it is devoid of spirit- uality and is lifeless, and, like Samiri's calf, is destined for chastisement. " This pointed to the fact that just as Samiri's calf was cut down on a Saturday, so will this person be cut down and burned in the fire. In short, the revelation pointed to his being killed, i. e. like Sami- ri's calf, he would be ferociously cut to pieces. It came to pass precisely like this. Lekhram was cut down with great ferocity and the day of his slaughter was a Saturday and the day preceding it had been the day of Eid for the Muslims. Samiri's calf had also been killed on the same day, i. e. a Saturday, which coincided with the Passover of the Jews. Samiri's calf was burned after being cut to pieces, and the same happened with Lekhram. First, the killer severed his intestines, then the doctor opened up his wound with a scalpel, then the corpse was subjected to the knife of the medical examiner, then it was burned in the fire, and then it was thrown into the river, as was done to Samiri's calf. Just as a severe plague visited the Israelite people after they worshipped Samir's calf and held this idol in great esteem instead of God, in the same 222