‘Do they not see the sky above them––how
We have built and adorned it, with no rifts in it; how We spread out the earth
and put solid mountains on it, and caused every kind of joyous plant to grow in
it, as a lesson and reminder for every servant who turns to God; and how We
send blessed water down from the sky and grow with it gardens, the harvest
grain, and tall palm trees laden with clusters of dates, as a provision for
everyone; how with water We give [new] life to a land that is dead? This is how
the dead will emerge [from their graves].’ (50: 7-12)
‘It is He who sends the winds as heralds of good news
before His Mercy. We send down pure
water from the sky, so that We can revive a dead land with it, and We give it
as a drink to many animals and people We have created.’ [25: 49-50]
Say, ‘Just think: if all your water were to sink deep into the earth who could give you flowing water in its place?’ (67: 31)
Water
is the elixir of life. If rainwater sustains all forms of physical life in this
world, it is the water of Divine revelation that sustains spiritual life. Like
the Holy Qur’an graphically illustrates, water is a source of great blessings. According
to the Holy Qur’an, when people accept the sublime messages of a Divine Elect in
an era, and becomes the followers of the Holy reformer among them and act in support
of the Divine cause in every way, Allah (swt) bless them with His help and
support in the form of abundant water that will bring prosperity and growth, honour and greatness as a reward
for their faith and trust in the Majesty of Allah:
‘I said, “Seek the protection of your Lord: He is Great Protector as ever. (If you listen to me) He will send down abundant rain from the sky for you; He will give you
wealth and children; He will provide you with gardens and will place streams at your disposal (to make you prosperous).’ (71: 11-13)
Water Crisis in our
times
Say, ‘Just think: if
all your water were to sink deep into the earth who could give you flowing water in its
place?’ (67: 31)
All over the world, people are facing the effects of global warming and climate change with profound consequences for everyday life. In very many cities, there is shortage of water and related difficulties. Science today confirms that much of these evil effects and consequences are a result of human interventions and activities. Like the Holy Qur’an warns:
‘Corruption
has flourished
on land and sea as a result of people’s actions and He will make them taste the
consequences of some of their own actions so that they may turn back.’ (30: 42)
To
turn around from the brink of danger, from this ultimately disastrous course of human excesses that are causing devastation all around,
man needs to reform his existential choices and embrace the right way of a
well-balanced life. Humankind needs to recognize the inestimable value of the water
of Divine revelation in this era by accepting the larger message of Hazrat Khalifatullah
(aba) and the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam today; indeed, the good fortune and
future of our collective humanity depends on following the guidance of His messenger and His
Jamaat in this era, Insha Allah, Aameen.
‘In my dream after Fajr Prayer, (I see that) Chennai has no rain since 3 to 4
years, and all the lakes have dried up. People are struggling and facing a
great water crisis and people are vacating (houses) and leaving from the city. In
this situation I sit after Fajr prayer in the house, (then) someone knocks on the
door. I opened the door and a person is there. He says to me:
But I hesitated that how can I go and tell this to the
government? I feel hesitation that how can I say this truth to the government? And
also I don't have courage to go and talk with the government.(So I skip this
matter).But the next day morning I was sitting , the same person came to me
again and asked me that why did you not inform them yet? Did you not inform
them? You should go and inform them. Then I replied him that ok I will go and
inform them.
Then I go to the minister office to see the minister...They
didn't allow me to enter inside (the building). I have been waiting outside for
many hours. And I submitted an application. Then they called and asked me about
the application. I explained to them about my dream: to solve the water crisis
of Chennai, there is a place having water.
But they did not accept my claim because it is just a dream. Then
the minister started to move, then stopped his vehicle and returned to me. He
told me to get inside the vehicle. I enter in the vehicle. Then he took me
directly to the Chief Minister (of Tamil Nadu). He explained to the Chief
Minister that he is telling something: we are in a very critical situation at
present and many people have already left from Chennai. This person is telling
according to his dream that water available in a place. And he told me to
explain to the Chief Minister.
Then I explain my dream to the Chief Minister that there is water
available in a place, but the condition is that the water should be provided to
humans during the day time and marine creatures such as fishes at night time.
If you agree to this condition, I will show you the place. Then he starts discussing
with the authorities. But authorities are not accepting this.
Then the next morning they take me to the mountain. I am
standing near to the mountain. I have a doubt now that the man told me the
place but he did not tell me where the exact location (on the mountain). And I
am worrying a lot that how can I tell them the exact location of water availability.
Surrounding me, many government authorities and police officers are there. I became
worried that how I can identify the exact location as many high officials are
also standing there. Then I look at the sky and pray: ‘Ya Allah!, I have
brought them here on the basis that someone came and told me in my dream! Ya Allah!
I am not able to identify the exact location! What I will do now?’
Then I went on Sajdah, and started making Du'ah in front of Allah.
During my Du'ah in the Sajdah, the same person came and told me that a flock of
birds will arrive in a place to drink water and leave, that will be the exact
location of water of availability. So I listened this and waited for a long
time. After some time a flock of birds came; those birds are pigeons. Many
pigeons came and sit in a place on the mountain. But, only a small amount of
water (a half-foot size) appeared to be there. The birds drank the water and
flew away. So I ran there and identified the location. Then the authorities
started blasting there with powerful explosives.
After the explosion, so much water started to come out with
great force that it looked like a heavy flood! Then people became very happy
and rejoiced over the fact that water came after 4 years after the earth dried
up and they have been suffering a lot for years altogether.
After letting water to mix up to the ocean at night, half of the
world’s fishes start invading the ocean front at Chennai to drink the water; Chennai becomes the world no.1 (biggest)
fishing port…[Inset: Khaja Mohideen Saheb with TN Jamaat Amir Mukarram Saleem Saheb during the recent India visit of Hazrat Khalifatullah (aba)]
[The dream has ended... But I felt like the man who came to give me instructions in the dream was a real person alive, not just a mere dream.’
---[ Dream reported by Khaja Mohideen Saheb, Chennai; translated by Mukarram Shahul Hameed Faisal Saheb of Kottar].