Lala Sharampat was a famous Arya Samjist in Qadian. He openly denied the miracles and the prophecies of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). His close relative Bishambar Das was implicated in a criminal case and sent to jail. Another Hindu, Khushal Chand, was also convicted and imprisoned along with Bishambar. Their case was taken up to the Chief court on appeal. In this period of uncertainty, and in deep anxiety, Lala Sharampat approached the Promised Messiah (as) and said that it would be truly prophetic sign if he could be told in advance the result of their appeal.
The Promised Messiah (as) therefore supplicated:
“Lord Majesty, this man denies the honor and greatness of Thy Prophet and denies the signs and prophecies that Thou hast shown and promulgated through Thy Messenger, and the revelation of the result of this case can impress him. Thou hast power over everything. Thou dost ordain all according to Thy will and pleasure and there is nothing hidden and beyond Thy comprehensive knowledge.”
Thereupon, God revealed to the Promised Messiah (as) in a dream the whole matter and disclosed to that the divine will was that the case would be remitted by the Chief Court back to the lower court and in that court the sentence of Bishambar Das would be reduced by one half but that he would not be acquitted and that his companion would not be acquitted either and would serve out the whole of his sentence.
The Promised Messiah (as) writes, “I made my supplication and saw in a vision that I had gone to the office where the record of the case was kept and opening the file I had crossed out the words “one year” and had written in their place the words “six months” and then it was revealed to me that the case would be remitted by the Chief court to the lower court and that the sentence of Bishambar Das would be reduced from one year to six months but that he would not be acquitted.”
He communicated all this to Sharmpat very clearly (Braheen Ahmadiyya Part III, p. 250-251 sub footnote 1) and when everything happened as had been explicitly foretold, he wrote to the Promised Messiah:
“You are a righteous servant of God and that is why He reveals these hidden matters to you (Saraj Muneer pp. 31-32).”
However, in the coming days, news spread in the town one evening that the accused Bishambar and Khushal had been acquitted and were returning to town. The Promised Messiah (as) was ready to participate in the evening service in the Mosque when he heard this. He prayed and felt a sense of comfort, followed by this revelation: “Fear not, surely you will be on top.”
The following morning, it became clear that the news about the acquittal was false and that the result was exactly as the Promised Messiah (as) had foretold and of which Sharampat, the Arya, and several other people had been apprised in advance (Braheen Ahmadiyya Part IV pp. 549-551 sub footnote No 4; Qadain ke Arya or Hum 28-29).
The Prophetic Messiah 