The Promised Son — Page 43
43 Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad ra to express his appreciation of the Jama’at’s sacrifice. In the letter he stated: Your battalion was composed entirely of volunteers who came from all walks of life, young peasants, stu- dents, teachers, and men in business. They were all enthused with the spirit of service for Pakistan. You accepted no pay or publicity for the self sacrifice for which you volunteered. Yours was a noble cause. In Kashmir you were all allotted an impor- tant sector, and very soon you justified the reliance on you and you nobly acquitted yourself in battle against heavy enemy ground and air attacks, without losing a single inch of ground. The Fulfilment of the Prophecy In 1944, Allah the Almighty informed Hazrat Mirza Bashir- ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad ra that he indeed was. He was granted this glad tiding in a dream whilst he was staying in Lahore with a friend, Sheikh Bashir Ahmad. The contents of the dream left him in no doubt that he had to declare this fulfilment of the prophecy to the Jama’at. So, on 28 January 1944, he related his dream to the Jama’at in detail. He again made the announcement in Hoshiarpur on 20 February 1944.