THE SPIRITUAL MESSAGE

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The Holy Qur’an, as well as the Ahadith of the Holy Prophet(sa), verify that a true believer has dreams that are true and bear glad tidings for him, and sometimes even other people have such dreams about him—more especially when he is called the rejected, the disgraced, the accursed, and the reprobate, nay, the worst infidel and the worst of all creatures. Who knows what gracious and loving converse takes place between him and Allah at these moments of frustration and disappointment!

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I am unable to offer gratitude enough for the gracious favours that Allah, the Exalted, has bestowed upon me. At this time when I am being charged with disbelief by the Ulema, and from all sides I hear the voice:

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while Allah, Glory be to Him, tells me:

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On the one side, these Maulawis are saying, "Extirpate this man anyhow," and on the other, comes the revelation:

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And, on their side, they are trying to disgrace and humiliate me and on the other side God promises:

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On their side, the Maulawis are issuing edict after edict that any one who holds my beliefs and follows me becomes a disbeliever. And on His side, Allah, the Exalted, continues to emphasise:

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In short, all these Maulawis are fighting against Allah. Let us see who comes out victorious!

Lastly, I would like to make clear the purpose of this writing. A number of people from the Punjab and other parts of India have written to me about their dreams in which they have seen the Holy Prophet(sa) and have had revelations concerning me. The purport of their letters is nearly the same: that they have seen Holy Prophet(sa) in their dream, or they have been apprised about me through a revelation from Allah, the Exalted, that this man (my humble self) is from Allah and they should accept him. Some have related that they saw the Holy Prophet(sa) looking furious. It seemed that he was sitting outside his holy tomb and was saying: 'The wrath of Allah shall soon befall all those people who are intentionally persecuting this man', that is, my humble self.

At first, I did not pay much attention to these dreams, but now I realize that this has become more and more frequent. Thus, some people, just on the basis of their dreams, have given up their hostility and malice and joined the group of (my) sincerest devotees and are also rendering monetary assistance out of their wealth.

This reminded me of a revelation that was vouchsafed to me about ten years ago and which is mentioned on page 241 of Brahin-e-Ahmadiyya:

that is, 'Men, whom We shall direct through revelation, will assist you.' That time has come, therefore, in my opinion, it is expedient that when a considerable number of such dreams and revelations have been collected, they should be compiled and published as a separate booklet. This too is a testimony of heaven and a gracious bounty from Allah; and His command in this respect is:

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However, it is necessary to first make this announcement for the information of all. Henceforth, it shall be incumbent upon every one, who has a dream or a vision about me or receives a revelation about me and wants to write it to me, that he should do so taking oath in the name of Allah, the Exalted. They should declare under oath, that they have actually had such a dream, and that if they have added to it anything of their own, the curse of Allah be on them in this world as well as in the next. Those who have already written their dreams on oath need not write again. But those who wrote to me about their revelations and dreams, but their statements were not made on an oath, should send them again, authenticated with an oath. Remember, no dream, vision or revelation, that is not related on oath, will be published. And the oath should be of the kind described above.

Here I would also like to preach and urge those seekers of truth, who fear Divine punishment, not to follow the Maulawis of this age without making proper enquiries. They should beware of them as the Holy Prophet(sa) has himself warned against the Maulawis of the latter days, and they should not be bewildered by their edicts as this is nothing new. If they have any doubt about my humble person or if they genuinely doubt the validity of my claim, then let me show them an easy way of resolving the matter which, if Allah so wills, can satisfy a seeker after Truth. First of all, after sincere repentance, the seeker should offer two Rak‘at of prayer at night. He should recite Surah Ya Sin in the first Rak‘at and in the second, after reciting Surah Al-Ikhlas twenty-one times, recite Durud10 and Istighfar11 three hundred times. He should then pray to Allah in these words:

"O, Allah, the Omnipotent and the Ever-Merciful! You are aware of the unseen and we are not; the Favoured and the Rejected and the False and the Truthful can not hide themselves from Thy Sight. We therefore, most humbly pray to Thee, to disclose to us the true status of this man who claims to be the Promised Messiah and the Mahdi(as) and the Mujaddid of the present age. Is he true or false? Is he the Favoured one or is he rejected and forsaken by Thee? Out of Thy Grace, disclose to us the truth about him either through a revelation, a vision, or a dream, so that if he is a rejected one, we may not go astray by accepting him. And, if he is from Thee, we may not be ruined by denying and affronting him. Save us from every kind of trial, for Thou alone hast every power. Amin."

Perform this Istakharah12 for at least two weeks but with an absolutely free mind. Because, when a man, who is full of spite and malice and is overpowered by mistrust, seeks information through a dream about a man he thinks very ill of, then Satan appears and, according to the darkness of his heart, puts misleading and dark thoughts in his mind. Hence his condition becomes worse than before. Therefore, if you want to receive information from Allah, the Exalted, then you should wash your heart absolutely clean from malice and animosity. You should free yourself from all inclinations of the self and, divesting yourself of the bias of love as well as animosity, beg for His Light and Guidance. He shall, in keeping with His promise, send a light that will be free from the smoke and dust of human misgivings. Therefore, O ye seekers of truth! Do not be tempted and misled by what these Maulawis say. Rise! And seek help from the Omnipotent, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, and the Absolute-Guide. And hearken! I have now conveyed to you the spiritual message also. The choice is now yours. Peace be on him who follows the guidance.

GHULAM AHMAD