The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 51
Marriage and Righteous Progeny 51 written on the wall of a mosque. Thereupon I published an announcement on green paper, and it was issued on 1st December, 1888. [Tiryāq-ul-Qulub, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 15, p. 214] بشارت دی کہ اک بیٹا ہے تیرا جو ہوگا ایک دن محبوب میرا کروں گا دُور اس مہ سے اندھیرا دکھاؤں گا کہ اک عالم کو پھیرا بشارت کیا ہے اک دل کی غذادی فَسُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَخْرَى الْأَعَادِي 17 [Durr-e-Thamin, p. 50]. The words of the Prophecy regarding the birth of my second son, whose name is Bashīr Aḥmad. . . are: يَأْتِي قَـمَـرُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ أَمْرُكَ يَتَأَثْى - يَسُرُّ اللَّهُ وَجُهَكَ وَيُنِيرُ بُرْهَانَكَ سَيُولَدُلَكَ الْوَلَدُ وَ يُدْنى مِنْكَ الْفَضْلُ - إِنَّ نُورِى قَرِيبٌ i. e. , The Moon of Prophets shall come, and your task shall be accomplished. A son will be born to you and. Divine grace shall be brought closer to you. In other words, he will be the source of Divine Grace. . . In keeping with this prophecy, this son was born on 20th. April, 1893, and was named Bashir Ahmad, as is evident from the Announcement published on 20th. April, 1893. [Tiryāq-ul-Qulub, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 15, p. 220] 17 He gave me the glad tidings: thou shalt have a son,. Who shall one day become My darling. . I shall dispel all darkness through this Moon,. And demonstrate the transformation of a world;. It's not just a glad tiding, but is the very sustenance of my soul,. Holy is He Who disgraced the enemies! [Publisher]