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− form of a leaflet on ordinary papers. Later on, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi printed another leaflet on March 22, 1886 in as − which he mentioned, on the basis of Divine revelation, that the promised son will be born within a period of nine years. What happened afterwards was that instead of a son, the first child born after the prophecy was a daughter. Ignorant people ridiculed this. Later, a son was born on August 17, 1887 but he died on November 4, 1888. He was named Bashir Ahmad and has − ± become known as Bashir Awwal (Bashir, the first). At the death of − − this son once again the opponents raised a lot of hue and cry and strongly criticized the truth of this prophecy and rejected it all together. At this point, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi wrote a as − small leaflet on December 1, 1888 in which he explained the true meaning of the prophecy and declared very emphatically that come what may, the Promised son will be born within the stipulated period of nine years from the date of its first pronouncement, i. e. , February 20, 1886. This leaflet which reiterated the glad tidings of the birth if the promised son, was printed on green papers and was most appropriately named and is generally known as " " Sabz Ishtihar − (Green leaflet). According to the original prophecy, by the grace of Allah, − the Promised Messiah and Mahdi was blessed with a son on the as − 12th of January 1889 about whom he was told by Allah that this − was the promised son. Thus, the prophecy was fulfilled most magnificently. (Ataul Mujeeb Rashed, Imam, London Mosque, The Ahmadiyya − ± Gazette, February, 2002, p 6) In 1944, God manifestly revealed to the Hadrat Khalifatul ± ± − Masih II that he was the (Promised Reformer). At ra Musleh Ma‘ud − ± ± ± − 246