Tadhkirah — Page 231
1891 231 big landlord], would appear in Transoxania, that is to say, in the direction of Samarkand, would support the family of the Messenger, and would himself be supported by every believer as an obligation, it has been revealed to me that this prophecy and the prophecy of the advent of the Messiah who will be the Im a m of the Muslims, and will be from among the Muslims himself, have the same purpose and that my humble self is the fulfilment of both. [Iz a la-e-Auh a m, p. 79 footnote, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 3, p. 141 footnote] 1891 Then, that Man su r 258 was shown to me in a vision and it was said concerning him: [Urdu] He is prosperous, he is prosperous. But due to some wise design of God the Almighty, I was not able to identify him. I hope, however, that he will be shown to me on some other occasion. [Iz a la-e-Auh a m, pp. 98–99 footnote, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 3, p. 149 footnote] 1891 I had written so far when I received the revelation: 258 Who is mentioned in the h ad i th of Ab u D a w u d concerning ‘ Ha rith ’ [Mirza Bashir Ahmad] Note by Hadrat Maul ana Jal a l-ud-D i n Shams ra : This means that the commander of his advance guard would be named ‘Man su r’. In this vision Man su r probably refers to Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II aba , Allah knows best.