The Essence of Islam – Volume V

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

Page 175 of 240

The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 175

Miscellaneous Signs 175 Early in the morning one day, I received the revela- tion: 'Some money will arrive today from a relative of Hājī Arbāb Muhammad Lashkar Khan. ' I communi- cated this prophecy to two Aryas of Qadian, Sharampat and Malāva Mal. It was still morning and long before the mail was delivered. But, on account of their religious hostility, both the Aryas insisted that they would only believe if one of them went to the post office. The sub-postmaster also happened to be a Hindu. I accepted their request and when the hour ap- proached Malāva Mal went to collect the mail. He returned with a letter in which it was stated that Sarwar Khan had sent ten rupees. This gave rise to the question as to whether or not Sarwar Khan was in any way related to Muhammad Lashkar Khan. The Aryas had the right to have this matter settled so that the truth may be ascertained. A letter was thereafter dispatched to Munshi Ilāhī Bakhsh, Accountant and author of 'Asa-e-Mūsa, who was in Hoti, Mardan, at the time, and had not yet turned against me. He was asked whether Sarwar Khan was related to Muhammad Lashkar Khan or not. A few days later Munshi Ilāhī Bakhsh's reply was received from Hotī, and he wrote that Sarwar Khan was the son of Arbab Lashkar Khan. Upon this both the Aryas were left speechless. This is the knowledge of the unseen which reason cannot attribute to anyone other than God! [Haqiqat-ul-Wahī, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 22, p. 260] Some time ago I was in dire need of money and the local Āryas who used to come to visit me knew this