The Descent of the Messiah — Page xxiii
What shall be your state when the Son of Mary descends among you and shall be your Imam from among you. From among the countless blessings of God Almighty one such beneficence is that this book, which is a pleasing source of certainty and cognisance and is entitled I am truthful and have appeared from the Lord with signs, A hundred doors of knowledge and guidance have been opened upon me. THE DESCENT of the MESSIAH The sky rains down signs-the earth proclaims it is time!, These two witnesses stand to testify to in the latter days the truth of my claim which has emanated from the pen of the Promised Messiah, peace be upon him-one whose advent-both by way of grace and majesty, and in accordance to the prophecies (which related to the latter days) of the Seal of the Prophets, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his progeny-has been directly witnessed by the men of understanding and insight. Being printed at the Diyāul-Islām Press in Qadian, it has been pub- lished under the supervision of the humble Mahdi Hussain, Administrator of the Library of the Promised Messiah, peace be upon him. The title page was printed at the Magazine Press in Qadian. The Glorious Sha'ban, 1327 Hijri First Edition | Copies published: 2900 | Price: 4 Annas August 1909 Translation of Title page of the first Urdu edition