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− and in his uniqueness he stands in need of no introduction. We have to recognize from our heart the values and the greatness of such literature now that it has completed its task. . . . . In the future, there is no hope that a person of such greatness will ever again be born in India. " (Vakeel, Amritsar; Review of Religions Vol Lxxxvi, No. 5, May 1991, p. 38) Children of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi as − According to the customs of the time, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam ± ± − − Ahmad was married at an early age of sixteen, to his cousin, Hurmat Bibi. as ± ± − − From this marriage, two sons were born: Mirza Sultan Ahmad (1853-1931) − − ± and Mirza Fadal Ahmad (1855-1904). − ± ± Neither of these sons performed during the lifetime of the Bai‘at Promised Messiah and Mahdi. However, Mirza Sultan Ahmad eventually as ra − − − ± performed the at the hands of Hadrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Bai‘at ± ± − − − ± − Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih II. ra ± − − ± The first marriage of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi ended in a as − permanent separation. Around the year 1881, when he was 46 years old, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi started to receive revelations regarding as − his second marriage: "We give thee glad tidings of a noble son" "Be grateful for My bounty that you have found My Khadijah. " − "I have determined to arrange another wedding for you. I shall make all the arrangements and you will not be put to any trouble. " Under Divine Will, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad married a second ± ± − − ± time on November 17, 1884. He was 49 years old at the time. His second wife, Nusrat Jahan Begum, came from a noble Sayyed family of Delhi. ± − 229