The Noble Son — Page 21
HAZRAT MAULANA JALAL-UD-DIN SHAMS RA 21 It is also clear from the commentary of this hadith by the Promised Messiah as that the son that Allah the Almighty would bestow upon the Promised Messiah as , who would be in the likeness of his father, would be his biological son. This is because the statement concerning the Promised Messiah as marrying, that is made in the hadith, makes clear that the son would be born from that very marriage and the one to be born from this marriage must be born in that age itself and not hundreds of years later. And that he would be the biological son of the Promised Messiah as and not of someone from his distant progeny in the future. 2. Similarly, Hazrat Ni’matullah Wali rta has also prophesied a son for the Mahdi and Promised Messiah, who will serve as a memorial for him, in the following words: بکام تمام شود چوں دورِ او * بینم مے گار یاد پرسش Meaning, when the era of the Promised Messiah as carrying out his work will come to an end, his son in continuing this mission would serve as a memorial to him. From this prophecy it is also very clear that such a son would be the biological child of the Promised Messiah as , who would have attained ability and worth in the presence of his father and that after * Translation: ‘When his tenure comes to its successful end, I see that he will be succeeded by his illustrious son. ’ [Translator]