The Noble Son — Page 41
HAZRAT MAULANA JALAL-UD-DIN SHAMS RA 41 and become the successor of His Holiness as. ’ 42 How clear a written statement! That the promised son is one from among the four sons of the Promised Messiah as and that he would be his Successor, meaning a Khalifah. The former leader of those who rejected Khilafat, the (late) Maulawi Muhammad Ali, in 1906 wrote regarding the promise of success of the Movement: ‘This is also a prophecy that through a son of his, who shall be appointed for the guidance of the Movement by God Almighty, this Movement shall attain great influence and power. ’ 43 The (late) Maulawi Muhammad Ahsan Sahib Amrohee, whose testimony the former leader of those who rejected Khilafat has declared to be more important than that of the one anointed by God, upon hearing the speech and commentary on the verses of the Holy Qur’an delivered by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad aba at the Jalsa Salana of 1910, stated: ‘This was also a revelation that, ِ ء َ نُبَشُِّکَ بِغُلَمٍ مَظْھَرُ الْحَقِّ وَ الْعَل اِنَّا [Surely we give you glad tidings of a boy who shall be a manifestation of the True and the High] which was in accordance to the prophecy made in the hadith that relates to the Promised Messiah as that ُ یَتَزَوَّجُ وَ یُوْلَدُلہ meaning that a righteous son would be born to him possessing grand rank. Thus, Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad Sahib is present along with