An Example of Steadfastness

Whilst speaking about Hazrat Ali (ra), on one occasion Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) writes:

“The Promised Messiah (as) has stated, ‘I saw another dream on 7 December 1892 that I had become Hazrat Ali, may Allah bestow him with honour; meaning that in my dream, I felt as if I was Hazrat Ali (ra). It is one of the wonders of a dream that sometimes a person feels that he is someone else and in that way, I felt at the time that I was Ali Murtaza and the situation was that a group of Khawarij was opposing my Khilafat, that is to say, they wished to obstruct my becoming Khalifa and were creating mischief for that purpose. Then I saw the Holy Prophet, on whom be the peace and blessings of Allah, close to me and he said with kindness and affection:

يَا‭ ‬عَلِيُّ‭! ‬دَعْهُمْ‭ ‬وَ‭ ‬اَنْصَارَهُمْ‭ ‬وَزِرَاعَتَهُمْ ‬‬‬‬‬ “That is, ‘O Ali! Stay away from them, their helpers, and their harvest. Leave them and turn away from them.’

“I found that the Holy Prophet (sa) advised me to be steadfast in the midst of that trial and to refrain from getting involved with those people. He told me that I was in the right, but that it would be better not to address them.’”

(Barakat-e-Khilafat, Anwar al-‘Ulum, Vol. 2, p. 176)