Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 221
SUB-FOOTNOTE NUMBER ONE 221 remained under suspension for a long time. Eighteen months or perhaps a little longer passed in which he suffered all kinds of misfor- tunes, difficulties, and hardships during the period of his suspension, and it appeared that the Government was also against him. At that time, I was told in a dream that he would be cleared and I said to him in my dream: 'Fear not. God has power over all things and He will deliver you. At that time, I related this dream to scores of Hindus, Āryas, and Muslims. Everyone who heard it considered it improbable and some even thought it was impossible. I have been told that someone also communicated my dream to Sardar Muhammad Hayat Khan, who was in Lahore. Therefore الحمد لله والمنة all praise and munificence belongs to Allah], that this glad tiding came to pass as I had seen it. There are at least sixty to seventy witnesses to this dream. If the testimony of Muslims or that of Muhammad Hayat Khan himself is not reliable, then do not forget that the witnesses included ten or twelve Hindus and Āryah Samājists, who are ardent followers of the Vedas and bear a special grudge against Muslims. I did not have any correspondence with Sardar Muhammad Hayat Khān; neither did we associate socially nor have any special relations, and it was for this reason that I wondered why God revealed to me his destiny while he was in such anguish. But now it has become clear that this vision was granted to me so that it would be of help to me now in this divinely inspired endeavour that God has entrusted to me. والحمد لله ثم الحمد لله ]And all praise belongs to Allah. Again, all praise belongs to Allah]. I will now relate a fourth dream for your complete satisfaction. About ten years ago, I saw Hadrat Masīḥ [i. e. , Jesus the Messiah], peace be on him, in a dream. The Masih and I ate together from the same dish. During the meal we were very intimate and affectionate with each other, like two brothers or two companions and friends of long standing. Afterwards, in the same place where I am now writing, the Masīḥ and I, and a perfectly righteous descendant of the Holy Prophet, happily stayed together in the courtyard for some time. The descend- ant of the Holy Prophet held a piece of paper in his hand on which the