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– FULFILMENT OF A GRAND PROPHECY 42 other righteous progeny. ’ 44 Similarly, he stated in a Friday sermon: ‘Thus, when hundreds of these revelations came to be fulfilled with force and clamour, then will those revelations that pertain to virtuous progeny not come to be fulfilled? Nay! Never! They will most certainly be fulfilled. O ye people! We must have firm faith in these revelations too. It should not be the case that someone falls to the Qur’anic warning ُُ ٍ نُؤْمِنُ بِبَعْضٍ وَ نَکْف بِبَعْض [we believe in some and reject others]—God forbid— especially in such situation when the signs of the fulfilment of these revelations have begun to appear. In accord with the directives of Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih, he [meaning Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad aba ] is the Imam of our entire Community and has made such amazing progress in such little time as was [prophesied] in the revelation *. And as for me as a harbinger, I have indeed witnessed all these directives and thus, I have accepted that this is indeed that Noble Son, whose name Mahmood Ahmad, is contained in Sabz Ishtehaar. ’ 45 These were the thoughts of those who rejected Khilafat before the schism arose. They had come to recognise, based on signs, that the Promised Son was indeed Hazrat Amirul-Momineen, Khalifatul- Masih II, may Allah assist him with His mighty help. But after the * This is a reference to “he will grow rapidly”. [Publisher]