The Shining Lamp — Page 106
106 THE SHINING LAMP faith of the believers increased immensely, and they experienced a joy too difficult to measure. Thousands of believers were suddenly overcome by a sense of elation, and out of the passion of ecstasy fell tears of joy as if they had beheld the hidden God with their own eyes. A strange phenomenon came to pass as the Hindus and Aryas wept over the grief of Lekh Ram while the party of believ- ers and the truthful wept out of the joy of a heightened sense of Divine cognizance. After the manifestation of this Sign I saw the prophecy that is contained in the revelations that are found on page 242¹ of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya being fulfilled perfectly, and those revela- tions are: أَصْحَابُ الصُّفَةِ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا أَصْحَابُ الصُّفَةِ تَرَى أَعْيُنَهُمْ تَفِيْضُ مِن الدَّمْعِ . يُصَلُّوْنَ عَلَيْكَ . رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي لِلْإِيمَانِ وَ دَاعِيًا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ سِرَاجًا مُّنِيْرًا . أَمْلُوْا . Translation: They are Ashābuş-Şuffah² in the eyes of Allah. Do you realize how magnificent in status the Ashābus- Suffah will be? [They will be very strong of faith. ] You will see their eyes shedding tears; they will call down bless- ings on you. [They will supplicate:] ‘O our Lord we have heard a Caller, calling people to the faith and a Summoner 1. See also English translation, Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part 3, Sub-Footnote Number One, p. 213, published in 2018. [Publisher] 2. In one corner of the Prophet's mosque in Madinah, a covered platform was prepared which was known as 'Suffah. This served as the resting place of indigent Emigrants who dedicated themselves to the worship of Allah, the company of the Holy Prophetsas, and recitation of the Holy Quran. They became known as Așḥābuş-Şuffah. [Publisher]