The Descent of the Messiah — Page 292
1 THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH 121 [continued] dullah Ghaznawi (deceased) was sitting on my left on the same bed. Meanwhile, it passed through my mind that I should push Maulawi [Abdullah Ghaznawi] off the char- poy. I began to move slowly towards him until he got off it and sat down on the ground. Thereupon, three angels appeared from heaven, one of whom bore the name: Khaira'iti. They also sat down on the ground as Maulawī Abdullah was sitting, and I remained seated on the char- poy. Then I said to all of them, "I will now pray, and you say Amin. " Thereafter, I supplicated: رَبِّ أَذْهِبْ عَنِّي الرَّجُسَ وَطَهِرْ نِي تَظْهِيراً On this, the three angels and Maulawi Abdullah all said, Amin. Thereafter, the three angels and Maulawi Ab- dullah flew up to the sky, and I awoke. As soon as I woke up, I felt sure that Maulawi Ab- dullah would soon die and that a special grace had been decreed for me in the heavens. Thereafter, I kept feeling a divine attraction working within me all the time, to the extent that divine revelations began. It was the same night when Allah Almighty completely reformed me and brought about a change within me that could not have been brought about by human effort or intention. It seems to me that Maulawi Abdullah Ghaznawi had been drawn to the Punjab to bear witness to the light that was to be vouchsafed to me, and he bore such wit- ness. His testimony was affirmed by Hafiz Muhammad Yusuf and his brother Muhammad Yaqub but later they were overcome by the love of the world. I declare on oath in the name of God-taking a false oath in Whose name is the work of the accursed that Maulawi Abdullah made an affirmation of my claim in my dream. I pray that if this statement of mine, which "Lord, remove all uncleanliness from me and purify me completely. " [Publisher] 292