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90 [continued] THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH wall on the way to our Mosque. It caused a great deal of hardship for us and our guests. When a complaint was made to the Court for its redress, the case went on for nearly a year and a half. Several days prior to the con- struction of this wall, I received a revelation that foretold an upcoming trial of this nature, but also reassured me that victory would ultimately be mine. The revelation was as follows: الرَّحَى تَدُورُ وَيَنْزِلُ الْقَضَاءُ إِنَّ فَضْلَ اللَّهِ لَاتِ ۔ وَلَيْسَ لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَرُدَّ مَا آتَى ظَفَرٌ مُّبِينٌ وَإِنَّمَا نُؤَخِّرُهُمْ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى "The mill will revolve and divine decree will descend; God's grace will surely come and no one can turn it away when it has arrived; that victory shall be clear; it is noth- ing except that God has given respite to these people for a certain time. " These revelations were published in Al- Hakam of January 7 and in Arba' in Number Three, and were related to everyone at the time. The wall was then erected on January 7, 1900, closing our path and creating a great deal of difficulty for our guests who had to use long detours to reach the Mosque. Eventually, the wall was torn down by the order of the Court on August 20, 1901, and the cost of the lawsuit was also charged to our opponents. All praise belongs to Allah! Living Witnesses: Witnesses to these revelations are Sayyed Fazal Shah; Maulawī Abdul Karim; Maulawi Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen; Maulawi Muhammad Ali; Maulawi Sher Ali; and many other friends, such as Sheikh Yaqub Ali; Hakeem Fazal Deen; Mir Nasir Nawwab; Sayyed Abdul-Muhyi Arab Hawezi; etc. 270