The Noble Son — Page 7
HAZRAT MAULANA JALAL-UD-DIN SHAMS RA 7 The Prophecy of Hazrat Shah Ni’matullah Wali rta Likewise, 600 years after the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, Hazrat Shah Ni’matullah Wali, may Allah have mercy upon him, while discussing the Imam Mahdi, prophesied upon the basis of revelation: بکام تمام شود چوں دَورِ او 4 * بینم مے گار یاد پرسش The Promised Messiah and Mahdi, peace be upon him, writes about this couplet: ‘This means that when his mission comes to its successful conclusion, his son, who will be his very image, will succeed him. That is, it is destined that God, the Exalted, will grant him a righteous son, who will be his exact image and will follow in his footsteps and thus remind people of his father. This is, in fact, in accordance with the prophecy that I have made about a son of mine. ’ 5 Thus, the Promised Son of the Messiah who was to come, whose advent the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had foretold; regarding whom the saintly personages had prophesied * Translation: ‘When his tenure comes to its successful end, I see that he will be succeeded by his illustrious son. ’ [Translator]