The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 205
Miscellaneous Signs 205 erect a wall in front of all the gates of his house, and torment him so much that he will feel like in a prison!' But, as I have already pointed out, in this prophecy God communicated to me that He would disclose something on account of which the victim would be- come the victor and the victor would become the victim. This prophecy was so widely publicized that a number of my followers had memorized it, and hun- dreds knew about it and wondered how it would happen. At any rate, no one can deny that this proph- ecy had become commonly known several months before the judgment was passed. It had also been pub- lished in the newspaper Al-Hakam and had reached people in the remotest corners of the country. Then came the day when the judgement was to be delivered. On that day my opponents were jubilant that the suit would be dismissed, and they announced that from then on they would find every opportunity to torment me in every conceivable manner. That indeed was the day when the meaning of the prophecy was destined to be disclosed, that something hidden would be revealed at the end which would turn the case around. It so hap- pened that my counsel, Khawāja Kamāl-ud-Din thought of consulting the index, or appendix, of the old file of the case which contains a summary of the pertinent judgements. The appendix, when examined, disclosed what we never expected to find. It was an order certified by the competent authority that this portion of land is under the occupation of not only Imam-ud-Din, but also of Ghulam Murtadā, that is, my father. At this our counsel realized that we had as