Is that ‘Abdur-Rahim Khan, son of Sardar Nawab Muhammad ‘Ali Khan,1 Chief of Malerkotla, once fell sick due to severe typhoid fever and there appeared to be no chance of survival; he seemed as good as dead. At that time, I prayed for him and learnt that it was, as if, an immutable decree. At this, I humbly submitted to God Almighty: ‘O God, I intercede on his behalf.’ In response to this God Almighty said:
Meaning that, who can dare intercede for anyone without the permission of God?
At this I fell silent. Then, without a pause, I received this revelation:
Meaning that: ‘Permission is granted to you to intercede.’
Then I started praying with great pathos and fervour. Thence God Almighty accepted my prayer and it was as if the boy climbed out of the grave and the signs of health appeared. He had become so frail that it was a long time before he was able to regain his original form and become healthy. He is still alive and well.
1 The said Nawab migrated from his state headquarters and has settled down in Qadian since the last five years. He is one of my early followers. (Author)