The Heavenly Sign — Page 8
8 Nish a n-e- A sm a n i The stupor of victory will dissipate, giving way to a hangover. Moreover, the couplet ' The Mahdi and Messiah as of the age' clearly indicates that this Promised Mahdi as will also be the Promised Messiah as , whereas Sayyid Ahmad Sahib never claimed to be the Promised Messiah as. The A ha d i th also bear out the fact that, at the time of the Promised Messiah as , the Turkish Empire will grow weak and people in some parts of Arabia will contrive to establish a new state and will be ready to break away from the Turkish Empire. So these are the signs of the coming of the Promised Messiah and the Mahdi as. Let him who will, reflect upon this. I am surprised at Muhammad Ja‘far Sahib, for he did not even ponder over the verse, ' I behold his successor, his illustrious son'. How can this prophecy be applied to Sayyid Sahib? If he could come back to life today, 27 th January 1892, he would be a hundred and twelve (112) years old. Would he, in such an old age, get married and beget a son? It is also mentioned in a number of A ha d i th that the Promised Messiah as shall marry and beget children. The revelation of Ni‘matull a h Sahib is in accordance with these A ha d i th. The words of Hadith about the Promised Messiah as are: 9 Sayyid Sahib never claimed to be the Promised Messiah as , how then can he have fulfilled this prophecy? It must also 9 ‘He shall marry and beget children. ’ [Translator]