Tadhkirah — Page 234
234 1891 God Almighty has conveyed to me through a sure and certain prophecy that out of my progeny there will be one who will resemble Jesus in many respects. He will descend from heaven and will straighten out the way of the dwellers upon earth. He will set free those who are held in bondage and deliver those who are imprisoned in the chains of doubt. 262 [Iz a la-e-Auh a m, pp. 155–156, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 3, p. 180] 1891 A few days ago I was meditating whether a certain h ad i th : 263 means that the Promised Messiah would appear towards the end of the thirteenth century of the Hijrah and whether this humble one is included within the meaning of that h ad i th. Then my attention was, in a vision, directed to the value of the letters of the name set out below as indicating that the Messiah would appear at the close of the thirteenth century. and this had been determined in advance by divine decree. The name is: [Urdu] Ghul a m Ahmad Qadi a n i. The value of the letters comprised in this name is exactly 1300. In this village of Qadian there is no other person bearing the name Ghul a m Ahmad. Indeed, it has been 262 [Persian] Son, delight of the heart, high ranking, noble. [Arabic] A manifestation of the True and the High as if Allah had descended from heaven. [Publishers] 263 The Signs will appear after two centuries. [Publishers]