The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 44
44. Essence of Islam-V the daughter of Khawāja Mīr Dard, who had been among the famous patriarchs of Sādāt in Delhi. . . . Since it was God Almighty's promise that, through my offspring, He would lay a great foundation in support of Islam, and would cause a person to be born into my family who would be blessed with a heavenly soul, He was pleased to give the daughter of this family in marriage to me, so that from her He may bring forth progeny that would help to spread the Divine light whose seed has been sown through me. It is a strange coincidence that just as the paternal grandmother of Sādāt was named Shehr Bāno, my wife, who shall be the mother of a future generation, is similarly named Nusrat Jahān Begum. 15 This seems to signify that God has laid the foundation of my future family to help the whole world. It is a Divine practice that at times even names contain prophecies. [Tiryāq-ul-Qulub, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 15, pp. 272-275]. God, the Merciful, the Noble, the High, the Exalted,. Who has power to do all that He wills, (glory be to. Him and exalted be His name), has granted me the following revelation: "I confer upon thee a sign of My mercy according to thy supplications. I have heard thy entreaties and have honoured thy prayers with My acceptance through. My mercy and have blessed this thy journey (to Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana). A sign of power, mercy, 15 Shehr Bāno means 'the noble lady of the city', and Nusrat Jahān. Begum means 'the lady for the help of the world'. [Publisher]