An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 40
40 Background After publishing Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah , Hadrat Ahmad as was keen to demonstrate and vindicate the truth, excellence and the beauty of Islam by heavenly signs. Therefore, in obedience to Divine Command, he went to Hushi a rp u r and there he spent forty days, just like Moses who went to the Mount Sinai for forty nights. Hadrat Ahmad as spent this time in what is commonly known as chillah. At the end of the chillah , he issued a special leaflet announcing the wonderful sign of a Promised Son. This leaflet, issued on February 20, 1886, and published as a part of a supplement, says: Rejoice, therefore, that a handsome and pure boy will be bestowed on you; you will receive an unblemished youth who will be of your seed and will be of your progeny. A handsome and pure boy is coming as your guest. His name is Emmanuel and also Bash i r. He has been invested with a spirit of holiness, and he is free from all impurity. He is the light of Allah. Blessed is he who comes from heaven. He will be accompanied by grace which shall arrive with him. He will be characterised with grandeur, greatness and wealth. He will come into the world and will heal many of their disorders through his Messianic qualities and through the blessings of the spirit of holiness. He is the Word of Allah for Allah’s mercy and honour have equipped him with the Word of Majesty. He will be extremely intelligent and perceptive and will be meek of heart and will be filled with secular and spiritual knowledge. He will convert three into four (of this the meaning is not clear). It is Monday a blessed Monday. ( Tadhkirah , English translation, edition of 2009, pp. 176-178) It happened that Bash i r I, who was born on August 7, 1887, led to the receipt of hundreds of letters by Hadrat Ahmad as , who was asked whether he was the Promised Son. Hadrat Ahmad as replied by saying that he had received no clear indication and could not say that it was