26th February 2025
13 springs gushing forth, About a stone in the sky inscribed with Ahmad, And A king who will pass away
Prophet Khidr came to me on my journey to Kuningan and said:
"O Ahmad, do not let yourself be troubled because I have not met you for a long time, while you have been preoccupied with carrying out Allah’s commands. For Allah has forbidden me from assisting you in your business affairs, even though I have the desire to do so.
O Ahmad, indeed, I have come to you not to compel you to disclose your dream—your dream of meeting your noble grandfather, the Messenger of Allah. And Allah has forbidden me from urging you to tell it, as was previously commanded. Truly, Allah loves your humility and appreciates your way of thinking, so that there is no excessiveness (ghuluw) in your ark and for your future descendants. However, write down what I am saying to you, and do not be afraid or hesitant.
O Ahmad, indeed, thirteen springs have gushed forth from your companion’s well, promised for your loyal followers, as a sign of Allah’s and the Messenger’s love for them. Let you and your followers be grateful and safeguard your hearts. Let this water be a source of benefit for your well-being.
O Ahmad, you are among those who uphold humility and caution when receiving news—whether from me or from your dreams of your noble grandfather, the Messenger of Allah. Indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allah speak in my dream last night. He said:
"O MY BROTHER, ABUL ABBAS BANI SYAMS, DO NOT COMPEL AHMAD TO DISCLOSE HIS ENTIRE DREAM. SIMPLY CONVEY MY WORDS TO HIM SO THAT HE MAY WRITE THEM DOWN, FOR THAT WILL BETTER PRESERVE HIM AND HIS DESCENDANTS FROM TRIALS AND ARROGANCE.
I, MUHAMMAD, THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH, WILL BE HIS DEFENDER IF HE REMAINS AMONG THE PATIENT AND THE GOD-FEARING. AND I, MUHAMMAD, HAVE GIVEN FORTY-ONE SHEETS OF PAPER TO ONE OF HIS SPOUSES SO THAT AHMAD MAY PREFER TO CONVEY THE NEWS TO HER.
O MY BROTHER, BALYA BIN MALKAN BANI SYAMS, I HAVE COME TO AHMAD IN HIS DREAM, AND I, MUHAMMAD BIN ABDULLAH, HAVE TOLD ALL MY COMPANIONS WITHIN THAT DREAM: NO GRANDFATHER LOVES ANYONE MORE THAN HIS GRANDCHILD, EVEN BEYOND THE LOVE OF THE PARENTS, PROVIDED THAT THE GRANDCHILD IS A SERVANT OF ALLAH WHO GUARDS HIS HEART AND TONGUE, MAINTAINS PURITY AND SINCERITY, BEHAVES WITH NOBLE CHARACTER(AKHLAQUL KARIMAH), AND REMAINS HUMBLE AND GOD-FEARING. I, MUHAMMAD, WILL DEFEND HIM AND WILL COME TO WHOMEVER ALLAH PERMITS TO MEET HIM IN DREAMS TO DELIVER NEWS ABOUT AHMAD. LET HIM( AHMAD ) BE PATIENT.
O MY BROTHER, BALYA BIN MALKAN, EVERY PALACE HAS ITS GATES, AND THE PALACES OF PARADISE HAVE MANY OPEN GATES FOR MY PEOPLE. THESE GATES DO NOT OPEN EXCEPT ALONGSIDE MY DESCENDANTS WHO FOLLOW MY PATH. INDEED, THE KEYS TO PARADISE LIE IN THE 'HANDS' OF MY AHLUL BAYT, WHO ARE PATIENT AND SINCERE IN FULFILLING THEIR DUTIES TO ALLAH AND WHO SHOW LOVE AND COMPASSION TO MY PEOPLE. MY AHLUL BAYT DO NOT HOLD THE KEYS TO PARADISE FOR THOSE WHO ARE ARROGANT, HARSH-HEARTED, FOUL-MOUTHED, OR DIVISIVE AMONG MY PEOPLE, NOR FOR THOSE OF MY LINEAGE WHO ARE ARROGANT, WHO USURP THE RIGHTS OF THE POOR, AND WHO BOAST OF BEING MY DESCENDANTS.
O MY BROTHER, BALYA BIN MALKAN, TELL AHMAD TO WRITE THESE WORDS SO THAT HIS HEART MAY BE AT PEACE AND NOT BURDENED BY WHAT I HAVE SPOKEN IN HIS DREAM. TRULY, I PRAISE HIS HUMILITY, FOR HE HAS LOST SLEEP IN HIS SUPPLICATIONS TO ALLAH, ASKING NOT TO BE HASTENED IN DELIVERING MY WORDS OUT OF SHYNESS AND FEAR OF WHAT I HAVE SAID. INDEED, SUCH IS HIS NATURE, DERIVED FROM MY LIGHT, AND I UNDERSTAND IT, SO THAT HE MAY BE PRESERVED FROM TRIALS AND ARROGANCE.
O MY BROTHER, KHIDR, NEVERTHELESS, CONVEY MY WORDS. I, MUHAMMAD BIN ABDULLAH, PLACE BOTH MY HANDS UPON HIS (AHMAD’S) HANDS, PLACE MY CHEST UPON HIS CHEST, AND PLACE MY TURBAN UPON HIS HEAD AND SHOULDERS. I HAND HIM MY PEN. LET HIM BE PATIENT AND ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE WAVES OF TRIALS THAT WILL COME.
O MY BROTHER, KHIDR, TELL AHMAD THAT AFTER THESE WORDS REACH MY PEOPLE, AN AGED KING IN THE LAND OF MY BIRTH WILL BE TAKEN BY IZRAIL AS A SIGN OF THE TRUTH OF AHMAD FAHMI BIN SYAMS’ MESSAGE—SO THAT IT MAY BE KNOWN THAT HE IS NOT A LIAR.
O MY BROTHER, BALYA BIN MALKAN, LOOK AROUND YOU" (referring to the setting of prophet Khidr’s dream). "LET YOU BEAR WITNESS TO THE GREATNESS OF ALLAH IN ALL THE BLESSINGS HE HAS GRANTED ME, WHICH MAKE ME LONG FOR MY PEOPLE TO REACH THIS GARDEN AND AWAIT THE DAY OF RECKONING ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT. LET THEM STRIVE TO ATTAIN IT.
O MY BROTHER, BALYA BIN MALKAN, CONVEY TO AHMAD BIN A. SYAMS THAT ALLAH WILL NOT TEST HIM BEYOND HIS CAPACITY. INDEED, THE FREEING OF SLAVES THAT HE HAS UNDERTAKEN BEARS NO SIN UPON HIM, EXCEPT FOR THE SLANDER OF THOSE WHOSE TONGUES ARE VILE AND WHO FAIL TO GRASP THE TRUE ESSENCE OF RAHMATAN LIL ‘ALAMIN (MERCY TO ALL CREATION).
O MY BROTHER, BALYA BIN MALKAN, NO GRANDFATHER FEELS SORROW AND EMOTION EXCEPT IN TWO SITUATIONS: FIRST, WHEN HE GRIEVES OVER THE HARDSHIPS HIS GRANDCHILD ENDURES IN FULFILLING HIS GRANDFATHER’S TRUST, AND SECOND, WHEN HE IS OVERWHELMED WITH JOY UPON SEEING HIS GRANDCHILD ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN HIS STRUGGLES AND EFFORTS TO ATTAIN HAPPINESS IN THIS WORLD AND THE HEREAFTER.
O BALYA BIN MALKAN, TELL AHMAD BIN A. SYAMS, I, MUHAMMAD, THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH, HAVE RECORDED THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO HAVE STOLEN THE NEWS HE CONVEYED, THOSE WHO FALSELY CLAIM TO BE HIM, AND THOSE WHO LIE IN MY NAME, IN AHMAD’S NAME, CAUSING ME SORROW, FOR THE FLAMES OF HELL AND THE TORMENT OF THE GRAVE RAGE BECAUSE OF THEM. LET THEM, MY PEOPLE, REPENT.
O BALYA BIN MALKAN, AS A SIGN OF MY LOVE FOR AHMAD, ALLAH HAS INSCRIBED THE NAME AHMAD F. BIN A. SYAMS UPON A CELESTIAL STONE THAT WILL PASS OVER THE EARTH AS A GREETING OF SAFETY UPON HIM. LET THEM OBSERVE IT. AND CONVEY MY LOVING GREETINGS—MUHAMMAD, THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH—TO MY PEOPLE ABOARD THE VESSEL OF AL-MAKHFIY."
AND CONVEY THIS MESSAGE TO AHMAD'S FIRST WIFE:
JUST AS MUHAMMAD HAD KHADIJAH AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS STRUGGLE AND FOUND HAPPINESS WITH AISYAH TOWARDS THE END, I TRULY SEE HER AS BOTH OF THEM BY AHMAD BIN A. SYAMS' SIDE IN HIS JOURNEY. AND I, MUHAMMAD, FORBID THE FIRE OF HELL AND THE TORMENT OF THE GRAVE UPON HER—IF SHE IS SINCERE AND PATIENT.
WITH LOVE AND FULL OF PEACE,MUHAMMAD BIN ABDULLAH
AND WITH THE THRONE I HAVE PREPARED FOR HER, JUST AS SHE ONCE DREAMED OF SITTING WITH ME AND AS AHMAD WITNESSED IN HIS VISION.
Prophet Khidr
spoke to Ahmad:
O Ahmad, truly, the mountains in your land will tremble, and the sky will be covered in clouds for several days after you deliver this message. This is a sign of Allah’s power over the heavens and the earth. And rain will fall upon the sacred land, preceding the passing of a king on that soil.
Remain hidden (makhfiy) until the appointed time.
-Ahmad F
bin A Syams-