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HAZRAT MAULANA JALAL-UD-DIN SHAMS RA 25 of 20 February 1886, will certainly be born within the period of nine years. Upon this announcement Munshi Indarman of Muradabad objected that the nine-year limit that has been decreed for the Promised Son grants abundant time. The Promised Messiah replied to this objection by stating: ‘The specific attributes with which the glad tidings of a son have been given, no matter what lengthy time limit is fixed, even if it is double to nine years, its grandeur and glory cannot at all be diminished. ’ 23 Then the Promised Messiah as repeatedly mentioned the nine-year limit in the announcement Mahak Akhyar wa Ashrar. It is obvious from these statements of the Promised Messiah as that the Promised Son who would be the Promised Reformer, according to the above-mentioned announcement of 20 February 1886, would most certainly be born according to the Divine promise, within nine years. That is from February 1886 to February 1895. The Names of the Promised Son After the announcements of 20 February 1886 and 8 April 1886 a boy was born in the house of the Promised Messiah as on 7 August 1887 who became known as Bashir I. The Promised Messiah as did not claim concerning him, in any announcement, that he is the Promised