The Noble Son — Page 33
HAZRAT MAULANA JALAL-UD-DIN SHAMS RA 33 شد معلومم رقبِ تو فرخِ رسل اے * آمدہ زراہِ دور آمدہ دیر Thus, if according to Divine will, by delay was meant only the period that has elapsed before the birth of this son who has been named Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood - by way of good omen, then it would be no wonder, if he should prove to be the Promised Son. Otherwise, by God’s grace he will arrive at some other time. ’ 34 From this announcement the following matters are also made evident: Firstly, the names Promised Son, Promised Reformer, and Bashir II are the names of the same individual to be born. Secondly, the boy who was born on 12 January 1889 and was given these names by way of good virtue, indicates that from the apparent circumstances it seems that the child born is that very Promised Son and Musleh Mauood. If in the knowledge of Allah the Almighty, this is also the case then the names Bashir II and Mahmood, that have been given to him by way of good virtue, shall become his actual names. Finally, However, if in the knowledge of Allah the Almighty, the Musleh Mauood is some other individual, then he would certainly be born within the announced time limit of nine years in which six * Translation: ‘O Pride of Messengers, I have realised the degree of your nearness to God. The reason for the delay in your arrival is because you have come from far. ’ [Translator]