The Noble Son — Page 81
HAZRAT MAULANA JALAL-UD-DIN SHAMS RA 81 ‘In one revelation the name given to this second son was also Bashir, thus he said that a second Bashir would be bestowed upon you. This is that very Bashir whose second name is Mahmood, concerning whom He said that he would be of high resolve and your likeness in beauty and benevolence. He creates what He wills. ’ 89 Thus, from the ahadith and revelations of the Promised Messiah as it is clear that the Musleh Mauood would be in the likeness of the Promised Messiah as so much so that in many matters, secular and spiritual, there would be a special similarity between him and the Promised Messiah as. Firstly, for instance, if claims are examined then just as the Promised Messiah as made the claim to being the Promised Messiah in 1889, his age was fifty-five years. When Hazrat Amirul-Momineen Khalifatul-Masih II aba made the claim of being the Musleh Mauood in 1944; his age had also reached fifty-five years. Secondly, just as the Promised Messiah as had conveyed the truth to people with full certainty, faith and perseverance, similarly, Hazrat Musleh Mauood aba , also advanced his claim with certainty, faith and perseverance in conveying the truth. The Promised Messiah as says: ‘Though I am grateful to God Almighty for such good friends, yet it is a part of my faith that even if there remains not a single person with me and all of them go their own ways, leaving me alone, I would still have no fear. I know that God Almighty