Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 253
POSTSCRIPT-SIGN NUMBER II 253 Book, my birth took place at the end of the sixth millennium—and the birth of the Promised Messiah had, since the beginning of time, been pre- ordained by God to take place at the end of the 6th millennium, because the Promised Messiah is Khatamul-Khulafa' [the Seal of the Khulafa"] and the last ought to have similarity with the first. Since Ḥaḍrat Ādamªs was born in the last part of the sixth day, it was necessary with respect to the parallelism that the last vicegerent—who is the last Adam-should also be born at the end of the sixth millennium. This is because each day of the seven days of God equals 1,000 years, as Allah Himself says: 1 إِن يَوْمًا عِندَ رَبِّكَ كَالْفِ سَنَةٍ مِمَّا تَعُدُّونَ. Authentic aḥadīth also bear out that the Promised Messiah would be born in the sixth millennium. 2 This is why all those blessed with [spiritual] visions have not gone beyond the sixth millennium in fixing the time for the Promised Messiah, and the outermost limit of the time of his advent is stated as the 14th century Hijrah. 3* Muslims who were gifted with spiritual visions have foretold that the Promised Messiah—who is the last Khalifah and Khātamul-Khulafa' [Seal of the Khulafa']—is like Adam in that he would be born at the end of 6th Millennium, just as Adam was born at the end of the sixth day. Moreover, like Adam, he would be born on Friday and would be a 1. And verily, a day with your Lord is as a thousand years of your reckoning (Surah al-Hajj, 22:48). [Publisher] 2. God Almighty has disclosed to me that, according to the Jumal [Abjad] system of enumeration, the numerical value of the letters constituting Surah al-Asr indicates the number of years that have passed since the beginning of Adam up to the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. In accordance with this blessed Surah, when calculated up to this: age, the 7th millennium has now started. And, according to this calculation, my birth has taken place in the 6th millennium, for my age is almost sixty-eight years now. (Author) 3. See Hijajul-Kirāmah compiled by Nawab Şiddīq Ḥasan Khān of Bhopal. (Author)