The Messiah’s Promised Son
When we study the Holy Quran, we find that
Allah has honoured the Ummah of Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) with an exceptional
distinction: Allah Himself established Islam as His perfect religion and named
it Islam. Within Islam, unlike the nations of the past where Allah’s messengers
and prophets were sent only to their respective peoples, we see that for Hazrat
Muhammad (pbuh) and all his spiritual progeny, this favour continues until the
Day of Judgement. Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) and his spiritual descendants, the
prophets of Allah from his Ummah, were sent not only for the people among whom
he was born but for all of humanity.
The Holy Quran speaks of the miracles of
supplication. It tells of how, when Allah’s prophets thought all was lost, and
the disbelievers seemed to be overwhelming them and the believers, they turned
to Allah in their most difficult moments, seeking His powerful help. Allah then
manifested His mighty miracles in their favour, proving their truthfulness.
In the era of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as),
there were numerous episodes and testimonies of miracles. One extraordinary
miracle and acceptance of supplication was his plea to Allah for a pious son to
be born to him, from his own seed, who would inherit his prophetic and
messianic essence and be a splendour among the people of his time. A prophet’s
supplication can manifest in various ways. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as), as
you know, was the Messiah of his time and the Seal of the Saints (Khatam-al-Awliya).
The children from his first marriage did not accept him – his truth – during his lifetime. He had two sons, Mirza
Fazl Ahmad and Mirza Sultan Ahmad, but both refused to believe in his
truthfulness, and one of them even passed away without accepting him.
In his sincere plea to Allah, Hazrat Mirza
Ghulam Ahmad (as) desired a blessed son. Allah accepted his intention and
promised him that his desire would be fulfilled if he retired to Hoshiarpur,
where he was to remain in seclusion and supplicate. Allah would accept his
prayers. Indeed, he followed the divine instructions and went to Hoshiarpur
towards the end of January 1886.
As a result, Allah granted him the promised son
in the person of Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (ra). What is remarkable
about his life is that Allah said about him: “...He will be extremely
intelligent and understanding and will be meek of heart and will be filled with
secular and spiritual knowledge...”
In his youth, academically, he did not excel
much, but spiritually, he was so blessed by Allah that he began receiving his
first revelation at the age of 16, in the year 1905. What was that revelation? “I shall exalt those who follow you above those who
disbelieve until the Day of Judgement.”
Allah fulfilled His promise, elevated his rank, and made him the second Caliph of the Ahmadiyya movement. In 1944, Allah made him directly understand that he himself was the promised son. On 28 January 1944, during his Friday sermon, Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (ra) proclaimed that he was the ‘promised son’ mentioned in the prophecy concerning Musleh Ma’ud. Since that day, he openly declared this in several public gatherings, stating that his proclamation was based on numerous divine revelations and dreams shown to him by Allah.
“I do not claim that I am the
only Promised One and that no other Promised Ones will come until the Day of
Judgement. It is apparent from the prophecies of the Promised Messiah that
other Promised Ones will come, and some of them may even appear after
centuries. Indeed, Allah has told me that there will come a time when He will
send me again into this world, and I shall come for the reformation of the world
in an era when Shirk (associating partners with Allah) will have become
widespread. This means that my soul will, at a certain time, descend upon
someone who will possess qualities and capabilities like mine, and he will,
following in my footsteps, bring about reformation in the world. Thus, Promised
Ones will appear in their appropriate times according to Allah’s promise.”
Here, the second coming of a person is metaphorical. The soul of Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (ra) will not literally return to another body, but it means that Allah will choose a soul similar to his, who will come from Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) and from him, as a spiritual son, for the reformation of the world.
Allah has blessed a father and his son in an
extraordinary way, and He has made me come from their own spiritual community,
within the Ummah of our beloved Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), to bring about
the much-needed reformation in this century. However, what the world does not
understand is that they expect a Messiah who will shed blood, whereas the true
work of a Messiah, of a Prophet, is to raise his hands in supplication, and it
is Allah Who manifests His miracles. Today, we [in the general sense of the
word] do not live in a society where nations and peoples can declare wars to
defend territories. Today, that power lies in the hands of Christian, Jewish,
and Muslim nations who have placed their material gains above the true cause of
God, seeking worldly wealth and power while abandoning the true teachings of
their Creator.
Today, if Allah has sent me, it is to strive
for His servants and to unite them in His worship alone, and as one body, to
supplicate for the eradication of evil. This is the work of prophet-reformers.
I have not come with another Quran. I have not invented any new chapter of the
Holy Quran to gain followers by the thousands. I consolidate myself solely upon
the Holy Quran and the Sunnah, and I call people towards one Allah. I am the spiritual
son of Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) as well as the spiritual son of Hazrat Mirza
Ghulam Ahmad (as) and Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (ra). For me, Allah
comes before everything. It is Allah Who has elevated me, not people, and I
will be accountable only to Allah.
My call today remains the same: “Follow Allah and obey me.” It is in obedience
to Allah and His Prophet and the Messiah of this century that you will find
true salvation, and not in following those who have themselves strayed from the
right path by inventing lies against Allah. Indeed, whoever invents a lie
against Allah, without any authority from Allah, will perish a dreadful death,
and their consequences in the Hereafter will be most severe.
Thus, blessed are those who have recognised the
Khalifatullah of this era, a Khalifatullah whom Allah has exalted by His own
Hand and infused with the Ruh-ul-Quddus (Holy Spirit) to guide them on
the straight path – the path of Islam and the love of His beloved, Hazrat
Muhammad (pbuh). This Khalifatullah inspires them to follow his (Muhammad’s) Sunnah,
such Sunnah that will benefit their lives on Earth and in the Hereafter.
Blessed are those who have acknowledged my truthfulness in this era and have
not allowed their lives to be wasted.
I have come to strengthen the chain of prophets
and the chosen ones of Allah, not to break it. May Allah bless all those who
have recognised the truth. May Allah always grant them His closeness and enable
them to walk steadfastly upon the Sirat-ul-Mustaqeem (the straight
path). Insha-Allah. Ameen.
[During the course of the sermon, the Khalifatullah (atba) shared an important dream witnessed earlier that day (21 February 2025): He saw that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was in a much abased situation…– not good at all! [Not mentioned in the Sermon but included in the dream is his meeting with the Promised Messiah who hugged him with much love and told him: “I am very much pleased with you; you are doing great work for Islam and bringing honour to the Ahmadiyya Community] And he dreamt that the Plague like in the times of the Promised Messiah (as) had returned – a great Plague. His mother, the late Hazrat Momin (may Allah be pleased with her) opened a box, and showed him the ravage caused by that Plague, and she informed him that it was only him (the Khalifatullah) who could save the people from the Plague. So, Hazrat Munir (atba) took that great Calamity with his own two hands from the box and got rid of it. Alhamdulillah.]
---Friday Sermon of 21 February 2025~
21 Shabaan 1446 AH delivered by Imam- Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam International Hazrat
Muhyiuddin Al Khalifatullah Munir Ahmad Azim (aba) of Mauritius.