An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 186
186 Background The Promised Messiah as started writing this book in 1888 but he did not complete it till the time he had a Divine sign about the Promised Son. The book contains thirty-seven prophecies about himself, his Companions and about leaders of different faiths. The Book The book deals with more than thirty prophecies of the Promised Messiah as. Particularly prophecies which were made by him in regard to ‘Abdull a h A tham and Pandit Lekh Ram’s death were literally fulfilled. The book contains a number of prophecies, some concerning other living A ryas at the time of the publication of the book who were witnesses as to what they had experienced in their own cases. The Promised Messiah as said that he would like to mention the names of those Maulav i s who, like the A ryas, were bewildered by the accurate fulfilment of the Divine word and were utterly devoid of spirituality and were befogged by doubts. They would find it worthwhile to read this book. The book also contains in detail the prophecies relating to his son ( Hadrat Mirz a Bashir-ud-Din Ma h m u d Ahmad ra , the Mu s le h -e-Mau‘ u d) and the one referred to in Sabz Ishtih a r which was issued in 1888. The Promised Messiah as declared in it that comes with a Divine conviction, that the Promised Son had been born and his name was Ma h m u d. At the end of the book, a complete correspondence between the Promised Messiah as and Hadrat Khaw a ja Ghul a m Far i d of Bahawalpur (a leading divine) is included. In one of the letters to the Promised Messiah as , Hadrat Khaw a ja Ghul a m Far i d said: “O my dear brother, you should know that from the very beginning, I have had great respect and regard for you. I have never said anything about you except words of respect and reverence. Through this letter, I inform