The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 41
MARRIAGE AND RIGHTEOUS PROGENY قَدْ أَخْبَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّ الْمَسِيحَ الْمَوْعُودَ يَتَزَوَّجُ وَيُوْلَدُ لَهُ فَفِي هُذَا إِشَارَةٌ إِلَى أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُعْطِيهِ وَلَدًا صَالِحًا يُشَابِهُ آبَاهُ وَلَا يَأْبَاهُ وَيَكُونُ مِنْ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الْمُكْرَمِينَ وَالسِّرُّ فِي ذَالِكَ أَنَّ اللهَ لَا يُبَشِّرُ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ وَالاَوْلِيَاءَ بِذُرِّيَّةٍ إِلَّا إِذَا قَدَّرَ تَوْلِيدَ الصَّالِحِينَ 13 [A'īna-e-Kamālāt-e-Islam, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 5, p. 578, footnote] The Holy Prophetsa has already foretold, يَتَزَوَّجُ وَيُولَدُ لَهُ which means that the Promised Messiah will take a wife and have children. Obviously marriage and chil- dren have not been mentioned incidentally, because everyone normally gets married and has children, and there is nothing remarkable about it. Marriage here means an extraordinary marriage which would serve as a sign, and the children are the special children re- garding whom I have already made a prophecy. In other words, the Holy Prophets has answered these dark-hearted deniers and has told them that these prophecies will surely be fulfilled. [Anjām-e-Atham, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 11, p. 337, footnote] Approximately sixteen years have passed since I in- formed Shaikh Hamid 'Alī, Lāla Sharampat Khatrī 13 The Holy Prophets has foretold that the Promised Messiah will marry and have children. In this there is an indication that Allah will grant him a righteous son, who will resemble his father, and will not defy him, and will be one of the revered servants of Allah. The secret of it is that Allāh does not give glad tidings to Prophets or Saints regarding their progeny, unless He has decreed the birth of righteous progeny. [Publisher] 41