180. [One Hundred Eightieth] Sign

Once in 1902, I received this revelation:

Meaning that, the adversaries will intend to put out your light and disgrace you but I shall stand by you and by those who are with you.

During those very days I saw [in a vision] that I was in an alley that was closed ahead and the alley was so narrow that only a single person could pass through it with difficulty. In the last part of this closed alley beyond which there was no path, I stopped alongside the wall. When I lifted my gaze to look at the way back, I noticed that three huge and ferocious oxen, which were bloodthirsty, were standing there and blocking the way; one of them charged towards me to attack me. I pushed it aside with my hand. Then the second one attacked, which I also pushed aside with my hand. Then the third one charged with great force and ferocity creating the impression that escape was absolutely impossible. But when it came closer to me, it stopped and stood alongside the wall and I passed by it having rubbed against it. In the meanwhile Allah the Almighty revealed a few words upon my heart which I kept reciting while running. And they are:

[Lord, everything is in Your service. Then Lord, guard me from the mischief of the wicked and help me and have mercy on me.]

Simultaneous to seeing this [vision] it was conveyed to me that some adversary would initiate litigation [against me] and he will have three lawyers. This revelation and the vision were publicized well before the filing of that suit, having been recorded in the newspaper Al-Hakam in 1902 CE; that, is Al-Hakam number 24. Thereafter, Karam Din filed a legal complaint against me at Jhelum and I was summoned to appear [in the court]. It was a criminal proceeding and was a difficult case. As was revealed in the vision, he had three lawyers. Ultimately, in accordance with the promise of God, his complaint was dismissed. See the newspaper Al-Hakam, 1902 CE, number 24, volume 6.1


1 A detailed prophecy has been published about Maulawi Karam Din beforehand in the newspaper Al-Hakam the summary of which is that in a criminal case, the lower court would decide against me and then later I would be acquitted by the appellate court. Accordingly, when Karam Din brought a criminal case against me at Gurdaspur, I was fined Rs500/ by the lower court that is, by Atma Ram’s Department. Later, I was honourably acquitted when that verdict was dismissed by the appellate court; that is, the Office of the Divisional Judge. The ruling judge also observed that the terms kadhdhab [liar] and la’im [sordid] used about Karam Din were appropriate, and Karam Din deserved these epithets; rather, he deserved them if even harsher words were used about Karam Din; such words caused no defamation. This prophecy was published well before time. (Author)