Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as), the Promised Massih and Mahdi of Islam was
vouchsafed many glad tidings and Divine Prophecies regarding the brilliant and
successful future of his physical and
spiritual progeny. The spiritual progeny of the Promised Massih
(as), who shall speak with the Holy Spirit, will spread the message of Islam to the ends of the earth and the victory of the Divine Path over all
other material ideologies will take shape under their hands. Among the Ahmadi Muslims, there is
no doubt or difference on this basic postulate, though the believers differ
among themselves on the interpretation and application of this general
principle. Among the prophecies vouchsafed to the Promised Massih Hadhrat Ahmad
(as) in this regard include the following: “He gave me the glad tidings: you shall have a son,
Who shall one day
become My darling.
I shall
dispel all darkness through this Moon,
And
demonstrate the transformation of a world;
It’s not just a glad
tiding, but it is the very sustenance of my soul,
Holy is He who
disgraced the enemies!”
- [ DURR-E-THAMIN, p. 50; Essence of Islam, Vol. V, p.51 ]
“THE MOON
OF PROPHETS SHALL COME, and your task shall be accomplished. A son
will be born to you and Divine grace shall be brought closer to you. In other
words, he will be the source of Divine Grace…” -[TIRYAQ-UL-QULUB,
Ruhani Khaza’in, vol.15, p.220; Essence
of Islam, Vol. V, p.51]
When this
Prophecy regarding the birth of a “Son” was vouchsafed, the Promised Massih (as)
naturally thought and interpreted and recorded as much that it was fulfilled in
the personhood of his son Mirza Bashir
Ahmad Sahib (ra) (1893-1963). This
illustrious son of the Promised Massih (as) possessed a brilliant mind and
applied himself to a range of spiritual matters and produced scholarly treatises
and writings during the Khilafat of his elder brother, Hadhrat Khalifa Sani Mirza
Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad(ra) (1889-1965). Ahmadis respect and recognize his
spiritual and scholarly contributions to the cause of Islam with the title “QAMARUL ANBIA’U” in their writings/publications.
The fulfilment
of the Divine Prophecies may take different forms and shapes in different eras.
It may be fulfilled in more than one time and space as per the wish and Will of
Allah. As the Holy Qur’an famously indicates, ‘Tell
them that signs are with Allah’. [HQ, 6:110] He shows whatever sign He wills. Man has no power to
force a sign from Him. It is instructive to note that we have amongst us a Chosen
Messenger of Allah in the person of Hadhrat Munir Ahmad Azim Sahib (atba) of Mauritius
who has been raised for continuing with the
mission of the Promised Massih (as). His mandate is crystal clear: ‘Arise and Create a
New World’, or “to demonstrate the transformation
of a world” to borrow the phrase preferred
in the original prophecy/Divine revelation. In the last decade of his active Divine
Mission, Hadhrat Khalifatullah has received many Divine spiritual titles in honour
of his exalted spiritual station, including the title “QAMARAN MUNIRA”.
It is
instructive to note that Hadhrat Munir Ahmad Azim Sahib (atba) was vouchsafed
extraordinary dreams filled with spiritually uplifting messages at the dawn of
the present Divine Manifestation in Mauritius, in the year 2000. In the
revealing testimonial of Mukarram
Zafrullah Domun Sahib, one could read a succinct summary of the Dream concerning “Qamaran Munira”:
“It was a long dream. Among other things he saw the late Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih III who told him
that since long in Rabwah they had kept his(Munir Ahmad Azim's) title as “Qamaram Muneera” meaning a light giving moon. Furthermore, he
visited a place where the Holy prophet Mohammad (s.a.w) was delivering a
speech in front of a very large assembly about the final victory of Islam. Hazrat Masih Maood (a.s) was sitting
besides the Holy prophet (s.a.w). Both of them recognized Munir Ahmad
Azim's presence in the assembly and they sent a silver plate of dates and
grapes for him after partaking of them. On coming back from that
august place he met Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III again and the latter gave him
some information about this humble self and also told him to confide in me all
the messages that he would receive from the unseen. The latter also told him that the life of this world is only a pastime
and the life of the hereafter is the real life. He told him to prepare for the
life of the hereafter…”
Some
aspects of the Prophecy regarding the appearance of the “Moon
of Prophets” may have been fulfilled
in the past, yet its completeness in its unique dimensions and in its entirety will
take place only with time. It comes to fruition only with the appearance of a Divinely-raised
Messenger of Allah who shall literally and figuratively resemble and reflect
the original message of Islam as taught by the Holy Prophet of Islam (sa) along
with the additional explanations offered by Hadhrat Ahmad (as). Those who care to peruse the speeches and
writings of Hadhrat Munir Ahmad Azim Sahib (atba) in the last decade or so
would be astonished to see the record. They would be wonder-struck by the
remarkable continuity and similarity of those messages with the style and
substance of the preaching of the Promised Massih (as). All Praise Belongs to the Almighty Alone!