The Descent of the Messiah — Page 280
THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH No Date of Prophecy 104 Around 1897 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 Among the signs that were manifested at my hand by A few days after the grace of God is that when the book Ummahātul- Mu'minin was published by the Christians, Anjuman Himayat-e-Islam, Lahore, presented a memorial to the Government that the publication of the book should be banned and its author should be prosecuted. I was strongly opposed to the memorandum and had stated clearly in my writing that this was not the best way to proceed. But they did not accept my advice; indeed, I was reviled for it. At the time, I received a revelation: سَتَذْكُرُونَ مَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ وَأُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِي إِلَى اللَّهِ That is, "You will soon recall my words. " This was an indication that the memorandum would fail in its purpose and that I commit to God the way that I had adopted, which was to refute the charges of our opponents and to deal with them. This revelation was communicated to a large number of people, and it occurred accordingly-that is to say, the request made by the Anjuman was turned down. Living Witnesses: There are many witnesses to these incidents, such as Mufti Muhammad Sadiq; Maulawi Muhammad Ali; Maulawī Sher Ali. 1 No Date of Prophecy 105 1882 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 When it was widely rumoured that Duleep Singh was 1882 arriving in Punjab, I was shown [in a vision] that Duleep "You will soon recall my admonition; I commit my cause to Allah. " [Publisher] 280