The Noble Son — Page 89
HAZRAT MAULANA JALAL-UD-DIN SHAMS RA 89 After this vision, not once, but repeatedly, he declared on oath that he was indeed the fulfilment of the prophecy concerning Musleh Mauood. Thus, he said in a jalsa [public gathering] in Hoshiarpur: ‘Under the command of God, I announce under oath that God has declared me to be that Promised Son who, in accord with the prophecy of the Promised Messiah as has to take the name of the Promised Messiah as to the ends of the earth. ’ 98 Then at a jalsa in Lahore he declared: ‘I swear by the One God—who is the Subduer, swearing falsely in whose name is the deed of the cursed and the one who fabricates against Him cannot escape from His punishment— that, God informed me, in this city of Lahore, at 13 Temple Road, at the house of Advocate Sheikh Bashir Ahmad, that I am indeed the fulfilment of the Musleh Mauood prophecy. And I am indeed that Musleh Mauood through whom Islam will reach the corners of the earth and the Unity of God will be established in the world. ’ 99 Apart from this, Huzoor aba also made a statement on oath at a Jalsa in Ludhiana that he was indeed the Musleh Mauood. When Huzoor aba had made this announcement on oath, after receiving glad tidings from God, that he was indeed the fulfilment of the Musleh Mauood prophecy, then the demand of righteousness and