Tadhkirah — Page 243
1891 243 They will say: ‘We have not heard any such thing from our ancestors’ Respond to them that: Your knowledge is limited; God knows best. You are content with the letter and obscurity. The true reality has not been disclosed to you. He who realises that the foundation of the Ka‘bah was a design of divine wisdom is very wise, for he has partaken of the mysteries of the universe. One of high resolve will be born. He will be like you in beauty and benevolence. He will be of your progeny. [Persian] [ Son, delight of the heart, high ranking, noble; ] [Arabic] [ A manifestation of the True and the High, as if Allah had descended from heaven. You will pass through different periods with different companions and will behold distant progeny. We shall bestow upon you a good life; eighty years or thereabouts. ] 271 [Iz a la-e-Auh a m, pp. 632–635, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 3, pp. 441–443] 1891 [After referring to the prophecies about the time of coming of the Promised Messiah mentioned in the a ha d i th , the Promised Messiah as writes:] It has been revealed to my humble self in a vision that the high tide of this time period would begin in the year of the Hijrah , the number of which is deducible from the value of the letters of the verse: 272 which adds up to 1274. [Iz a la-e-Auh a m, p. 657, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 3, p. 455] 271 Italicized part is translation by the Publishers. [Publishers] 272 And surely it is We Who determine its taking away. ( al- Mu’min u n , 23:19) [Publishers]