132. One Hundred Thirty-Second Sign

I have recorded earlier that at the time of the earthquake of 4 April 1905, we had moved to our garden with all of our family members and selected a parcel of our land sufficient to accommodate 5,000 people as our sleeping place. We had two tents put up and screened them with a tent wall all around. Even then there was danger from thieves as the area was wooded and in some of the villages nearby there are renowned thieves who have been repeatedly convicted. On one occasion, I saw in my dream at night that I was keeping watch and after I had gone a few steps I encountered someone who said that angels are on the watch ahead; meaning that, there is no need for you to keep watch as the angels are guarding your camping ground. Then I received the revelation:

The house filled with our love is an abode of peace.

A few days later it so happened that a well-known thief, who belonged to one of the surrounding villages, crept into our garden to steal. His name was Bishan Singh. It was the latter part of the night when he snuck into our garden with that intent, but not finding an opportunity, he sat down in an onion field. He uprooted a large quantity of onions and piled them up. He was then spotted by someone. He attempted to run away. He was of very strong build and it would not have been possible even for ten people to hold him down had it not been that he was already held down by divine prophecy. As he ran, his foot was caught in a hole. Even then he recovered, but in the meantime he was surrounded by people. So, Sardar Bishan Singh was captured despite his utmost struggle and was convicted by the court without delay. Sometime later a large poisonous snake appeared in our residential house in the garden where we used to spend our day. The snake was very long but it also received its punishment as the thief had. In this way we were furnished with immediate proof of the protection by the angels.1