...[t]he
belief in all the prophets of God is fundamental to a true believer in the
Oneness of God, especially for the one who calls himself Muslim. The prophets
form a chain and the medallion, which enhances the beauty of the chain, is
certainly the greatest prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh).
If
the Israelite prophets received from God sons who were both biological and
spiritual, so why not the Muhammadan Ummah? From the prayer of the Promised Messiah Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as), it is
clear that the Messiah (as) wanted a son like Prophets Zakariyya and Ibrahim
(as) each received; extraordinary, learned, and intelligent sons, one who would
raise the honour of the physical family of these prophets, as well as their
spiritual ones, that is to say, their communities of believers.It is in this
context that the Promised Messiah (as) went into retirement/retreat at Hoshiarpur
so that Allah may listen to his supplications and answer his prayers. In addition to this, the people around him wanted to witness a divine sign which clearly assert his veracity. Thus, it was about such a sign which had to be manifested in the lifetime of the Promised Messiah (as) so that they may witness to this sign. And Allah, by accepting his prayer during his retreat has confirmed that He shall fulfill his prayer and grant him such a son who would be from his own seed, and who would be a Great Divine Sign.