Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 364
364 HAQIQATUL-WAHI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION This entire quotation is the copy of the original and contains the explana- tion that this prayer was offered seeking Lekh Rām's death. A couplet has been recorded in the book Karāmātuş-Şādiqīn to the effect that Lekh Rām's death would be close to the day of Id. Thus Id fell on Friday and Lekh Rām was assassinated on Saturday. That couplet runs as follows: وَبَشَّرَنِي رَبِّي وَ قَالَ مُبَشِّرًا سَتَعْرِفُ يَوْمَ الْعِيدِ وَالْعِيْدُ أَقْرَبُ Meaning that, God gave me the tidings about Lekh Rām's death and said: 'You will recognise this event on the day of Id, and Id will be close to it. This prophecy that Lekh Rām's death would occur close to the day of Id has been published in some of the Aryah Samāj newspa- pers; for instance, in Samāchār. Let it be clear that the prophecy about Lekh Rām's death has reached haqqul-yaqin [true certainty]. Anyone who wishes to acquaint himself fully with this prophecy, should first read the leaf- let about my book Ä'ina-e-Kamālāt-e-Islām and then carefully read that passage of my book Barakātud-Duʻā' in which I had addressed Sayyed Ahmad Khan: 'Be informed that I had prayed for Lekh Rām's death. Therefore, note for certain that he will die within the stipulated time frame. ' Then, the seeker after truth should read my note that forms part of the leaflet about the book Ä'ina-e-Kamālāt-e-Islām, in which addressing the Aryas, I have written the following: 'My prayer regarding Lekh Rām's death has been accepted, now if your faith is true, do beseech your Parmeshwar and pray that he may be spared this certain death. The seeker after truth should also study a vision of mine recorded at the end of Barakātud-Du'a', in which I have written thus: 'I saw an angel with blood dripping from his eyes. Accosting me, he asked, where is Lekh Rām?1* He also named another person and enquired his whereabouts. ' ☆ 1. ✩ These words of the bloodthirsty angel are a hint that Lekh Rām would be assassinated. (Author)