The Noble Son — Page 80
– FULFILMENT OF A GRAND PROPHECY 80 The Sixth Argument ُ یُشَابِہُ اَبَاہ He Shall be in the Likeness of his Father In explanation of the hadith ُ یَتَزَوَّجُ وَ یُوْلَدُ لَہ of the Holy Prophet s as , the Promised Messiah as says that there is an indication in this hadith that Allah the Almighty will bestow upon the Promised Messiah as such a righteous son who shall be in the likeness of his father; and a famous saint, Hazrat N’imatullah rta , said that he would be his successor. Moreover, Allah the Almighty, in a revelation, disclosed to the Promised Messiah as : ‘The one of high resolve shall be born. He will be like you in beauty and benevolence. He shall be from your own progeny. A son! The delight of heart, high ranking and noble; a manifestation of the True and the High as if Allah had descended from heaven. ’ 88 The words of this revelation, apart from the first two sentences, are the same as the ones contained in the announcement of 20 February 1886 concerning the Promised Son. In Sabz Ishtehaar , being of high resolve was declared to be a characteristic of the son whose name is Mahmood and a second name is Bashir, which are the revealed names of the Musleh Mauood. In his letter written on 4 December 1888, the Promised Messiah as wrote the following to Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih I ra :