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1888 213 1888 [Appendix Anj a m-e- A tham, printed 1897, p. 15, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 11, p. 299] (B) The fifth prophecy was concerning the birth of my son Ma h m u d that he would be the next to be born and would be named Ma h m u d. This prophecy was published in the Sabz Ishtih a r which was distributed in thousands and is still available. That son was born within the term of the prophecy and is in his ninth year. [Sir a j-e-Mun i r, p. 31, printed 1897, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 12, p. 36] (C) The birth of my elder son Ma h m u d was prophesied in the Announcement of July 10, 1888 and the Announcement of December 1, 1888, which was printed on green paper…. The Sabz Ishtih a r also stated that the son about to be born would be named Ma h m u d…. Then after this prophecy had been publicised fully through the announcements. . . then by the grace and mercy of Allah, Ma h m u d was born on Saturday January 12, 1889 CE, Jam a d i’ ul-Awwal 9, 1306 AH, Sunday. [Tiry a qul-Qul u b, p. 42, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 15, p. 219] Note by Hadrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad ra : The prophecy of the Promised Messiah as about the Promised Reformer, as the Promised Messiah as had himself considered in the footnote of his Announcement Takm i l-e-Tabligh of January 12, 1889, and had also hinted at several other places, was fulfilled in the person of Hadrat Am i rul-Mu’min i n Khalifatul Masih II, may Allah the Almighty help him with His powerful support, as is clearly evidenced by the events. Hadrat Am i rul-Mu’min i n Khalifatul Masih II aba has himself applied it to himself. Note by Hadrat Maul ana Jalal-ud-Din Shams ra : On January 28, 1944, in the Friday sermon, Hadrat Am i rul-Mu’min i n Khalifatul Masih II aba announced his claim to be the Promised Reformer on the basis of divine intimation. He said: (A) Allah the Almighty has finally made His will manifest and has granted me the knowledge personally also that the prophecies about the Promised Reformer are about me. (B) I read all those prophecies together for the first time, and after reading them I can assert with great confidence and certainty that Allah the Almighty has fulfilled the prophecy in me. [al-Fa d l, February 1, 1944, p. 6]