The Noble Son — Page 43
HAZRAT MAULANA JALAL-UD-DIN SHAMS RA 43 differences arose, envy made them write that it is not known in what century such a Promised Son would appear and began to present arguments to support this; that at the moment there appears even no need for him and it is not known when he shall appear. Thus, the (late) Maulawi Muhammad Ali in 1914, in his treatise, Al-Musleh Al- Mauood , wrote on page 25: ‘That in this way that Musleh Mauood will be the one who will also make three centuries into four. ’ 46 This is the same statement made by the late Dr Basharat Ahmad, in his book Mujaddid-e-Azam : ‘How wonderful it is that the real meaning of turning three into four be that he would be the individual to turn the third century into the fourth century. That is to say, he would come three centuries from now at the beginning of the fourth century as the Mujaddid. ’ 47 He further writes: ‘It is most likely that by son is meant a spiritual son. ’ 48 And when Hazrat Amirul-Momineen aba made this claim after receiving Divine revelation, that he is indeed the fulfilment of the prophecy concerning the Musleh Mauood, the former leader of the