The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 88
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI. PROPHECY ABOUT PROMISED SON. In January 1886, following a divine hint, Hadhrat Ahmad. went into retreat for a period of forty days in a town named. Hoshiarpur. He occupied all his time in worship of Allah and prayers. . At the end of this period, he made an announcement that God had vouchsafed him with a revelation informing him about the birth of a son of great and outstanding qualities. . A summary of this lengthy revelation containing this prophecy is given below. This revelation was published on February 20, 1886. "I confer upon thee a sign of power, mercy, and grace. O, victorious one, you are granted a key of success and victory. God speaks thus so that dead may be given life; the truth, the superiority of Islam and dignity of God's word may manifest to people, so that they may know that I am with thee and those who disbelieve and deny. His Holy Messenger, Muhammad, the chosen one, may be confronted with a clear sign. . Rejoice, a handsome and pure son will be bestowed on thee. . He will be extremely intelligent but meek of heart and will be filled with secular and spiritual knowledge. God's grace will be upon him and he will achieve greatness and wealth and with his Messianic qualities will heal many of their ills. God will protect him and he will rapidly grow in stature. His fame will spread to the ends of earth and people will be blessed through him. . God will maintain thy name with honour, and will convey thy message to the ends of the earth. God will bestow every success upon thee and will grant thy desires. I will cause an increase of thy sincere friends and will bless their lives and their properties and they will grow in number, and they will always prevail over the other Muslims who are jealous of thee and are hostile to thee. The time is approaching, indeed it is near, when God will put thy love in the 88