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77 [continued] HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS revelation: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ - اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ It was revealed to me that I should put my hand in some water from the river that had some sand in it, then recite these prayers and wipe my chest, my back, both my hands, and my face with it, and that I would thus be cured. When this was acted upon, I recovered completely even before the bowl of water had been used up. I then received this revelation: وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ فِي رَيْبٍ مِمَّا نَزَلْنَا عَلَى عَبْدِنَا فَأْتُوا بِشِفَاءٍ مِّنْ مِثْلِهِ Meaning, "If you are in doubt concerning the sign, which We have shown you through this curing of the health, then cite a cure like this one. " [Living Witnesses:] The witnesses to this Sign are Sheikh Hamid Ali, Lala Sharampat, Malawalmal Khatri, and many others who were informed of this revelation beforehand. No Date of Prophecy 78 Around 1880 The Revelation that I have been graced with has disclosed to me these miraculous prophecies that have already ap- peared in the world, and thousands of witnesses attest to them, some of which have been mentioned here Date Prophecy Fulfilled One of the powerful signs of God Almighty is that some 1884 twenty years ago I was informed by a holy revelation that God would marry me into a noble family that will be Sayyed by caste. God will bless the wife and she will beget children. I then received this revelation: هر چه باید نو عروسی راہماں ساماں کنم 1 Meaning, "It will be my responsibility to fulfil all the requirements of this marriage. " According to this prom- "Holy is Allah and worthy of all Praise; Holy is Allah, the Great. Allah, bestow Your blessings on Muhammads and the people of Muhammadsas" [Publisher] 261