Tadhkirah — Page 209
1888 209 1888 (A) God the Almighty revealed to this humble one that: [Urdu] A second Bash i r will be bestowed upon you whose name is also Ma h m u d. He will be a person of high resolve in his projects. [Arabic] [ Allah creates what He wills. ] [H aqq a n i -Taqr i r bar W a qi‘ah Waf a t-e-Bash i r, December 1, 1888, Majm u ‘a-e-Ishtih a r a t, vol. 1, p. 179 footnote and Sabz Ishtih a r, p. 17 footnote, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 2, p. 463 footnote] (B) In a revelation this second son was called Bash i r too. God said: [Urdu] A second Bash i r will be bestowed upon you. This is the same Bash i r whose other name is Ma h m u d concerning whom it was said that: [Urdu] He will be of high resolve and will be like you in beauty and benevolence. [Arabic] [ He creates what He wills. ] [Makt u b a t-e-Ahmadiyyah, vol. 5, no. 5, p. 50, Letter dated December 4, 1888, addressed to Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra ] (C) God, the Lord of Honour and Glory…had—out of His grace and beneficence—promised that after the death of Bash i r 1 st , a second Bash i r would be bestowed whose name will also be Ma h m u d and addressing me said that: