Tadhkirah — Page 378
378 revelations regarding the birth of a fourth son. 417 I wish to assure ‘Abdul- H aqq that he will not die till after he learns of the fulfilment of this revelation. Now if he has any pretentions let him pray that this prophecy might be averted. [Appendix Anj a m-e- A tham, p. 58, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 11, p. 342] 1897 God Almighty… has indicated to me concerning a son whose name is Mub a rak Ahmad that ‘Abdul- H aqq will not die till after that son is born…. Another name of this boy on the basis of a dream is Daulat Ahmad. [Ishtih a r Mi‘y a rul-Akhy a r, p. 5, Majm u ‘a-e-Ishtih a r a t, vol. 3, p. 272] 1897 I am anxious every moment that the Christians and we should somehow come to a settlement. My heart is rent asunder because of the mischief caused by the worship of a dead man. … I would have expired long ago under the burden of this grief had not my Lord, the Strong and Powerful, comforted me with the assurance that in the end God’s Unity will be victorious. Other gods will be destroyed and false gods will be cut off from their godheads. The worship of Mary will die off and the death of her son will now be definitely established. God the Almighty says: If I were to will so, I would cause Mary and her son Jesus and all that are on the earth to perish. He has now determined to put an end to the wrongful worship 417 To affirm my truth and to falsify all my opponents, and to warn ‘Abdul- H aqq Ghaznav i , God Almighty fulfilled the prophecy concerning the birth of a fourth son on Wednesday June 14, 1899, that is to say, the blessed fourth son was born on that day. [Tiry a qul-Qul u b, p. 43, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 15, p. 221]