The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 52
52 Essence of Islam-V The prophecy regarding the birth of my third son, whose name is Sharīf Ahmad, is recorded in the foot- note on page 39 of my book Anwar-ul-Islam. This book was published in September 1894 . . . Thus this son, Sharif Ahmad, was born on 24th May, 1895, which conforms to 27th Dhul Qaʻda, 1312 AH, as pub- lished on the back cover of my book Dia'-ul-Haq. [Tiryāq-ul-Qulüb, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 15, pp. 220-221] The name of my fourth son is Mubarak Ahmad. The prophecy about his birth was made in an Announcement published on 20th February, 1886. Subsequently this Prophecy appeared on page 183 of Anjām-e-Atham, on 14th September, 1896, and this book was circulated far and wide in the country during the month of September 1896. Then again this Prophecy was recorded on page 58 of the Appendix to Anjām-e-Atham, with the condi- tion that 'Abdul Haq Ghaznavi, who lived in Amritsar and was amongst the followers of Maulavi 'Abdul Jab- bār Ghaznavi, would not die until this fourth son had been born. It was also stated on page 58 that if 'Abdul Haq Ghaznavi was right in opposing me and did indeed enjoy Divine support then let him avert this Prophecy through his prayers. This Prophecy was also recorded on page 15 of the Appendix to Anjām-e-Atham. Thus, in order to testify to the truth of my claim and to belie all my opponents, and also to warn 'Abdul Haq Ghaznavī, God Almighty fulfilled the Prophecy about this fourth son of mine on Wednesday, 14th June, 1899, which con- forms to 4th Safar, 1317 AH, when the fourth blessed son was born.