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THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH 122 [continued] reaching the sky and whose handle was in my grip. It sent forth shining rays like the rays of the sun. I wielded it to the right and to the left, killing thousands of people each time. On account of its extraordinary length, it reached the ends of the earth and worked like lightning, travers- ing thousands of miles a second. I perceived that the hand that wielded it was mine, but the power came from heaven. Every time I wielded it to the right or left, large numbers of people were cut and fell down. No Date of Prophecy This was the dream that I narrated to Maulawi Ab- dullah. When I narrated the dream and asked him for its interpretation, Maulawi Abdullah explained that the sword meant the completion of an argument and the perfection of preaching, and it is the sword of my irrefut- able arguments. He said that when I saw the sword strike the corners of the earth towards the right, it meant spir- itual proofs in the form of miracles and heavenly signs. When I saw it strike the corners of the earth towards the left, it referred to intellectual arguments that will com- plete the arguments against every religion. He also said that while he was in the world, he had hoped that such a person would be sent to the world from God. After this, I awoke. Both Hafiz Muhammad Yusuf and his brother Muhammad Yaqub attest to some aspects of this dream. I probably narrated this dream to more than a hundred people. This prophecy is being fulfilled today, and the spiritual sword has won over more than a hundred thou- sand people and continues to do its work. 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 123 February 17,1883 and Janu- ary 1884 In some of my earlier letters, I had informed Sayyed Abbas Ali Ludhianwi, ahead of time and based on my revelations, that his end would not be a good one. This Around nine years after the letters. 294