Siraj-e-Munir

The Shining Lamp

Background

The Promised Messiah(as) started writing this book in 1888 but he did not complete it till the time he had a Divine sign about the Promised Son. The book contains thirty-seven prophecies about himself, his Companions and about leaders of different faiths.

The Book

The book deals with more than thirty prophecies of the Promised Messiah(as). Particularly prophecies which were made by him in regard to ‘Abdullah Atham and Pandit Lekh Ram’s death were literally fulfilled.

The book contains a number of prophecies, some concerning other living Aryas at the time of the publication of the book who were witnesses as to what they had experienced in their own cases.

The Promised Messiah(as) said that he would like to mention the names of those Maulavis who, like the Aryas, were bewildered by the accurate fulfilment of the Divine word and were utterly devoid of spirituality and were befogged by doubts. They would find it worthwhile to read this book.

The book also contains in detail the prophecies relating to his son (Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad(ra), the Musleh-e-Mau‘ud) and the one referred to in Sabz Ishtihar which was issued in 1888. The Promised Messiah(as) declared in it that comes with a Divine conviction, that the Promised Son had been born and his name was Mahmud.

At the end of the book, a complete correspondence between the Promised Messiah(as) and Hazrat Khawaja Ghulam Farid of Bahawalpur (a leading divine) is included. In one of the letters to the Promised Messiah(as), Hazrat Khawaja Ghulam Farid said: “O my dear brother, you should know that from the very beginning, I have had great respect and regard for you. I have never said anything about you except words of respect and reverence. Through this letter, I inform you and acknowledge you to be a divinely inspired man. The efforts that you are making for Islam are indeed praiseworthy.”

Specimen of Writing

When we estimate justly, then out of the whole series of Prophets, we find one of high courage and alive and greatly dear to God, the Chief of the Prophets, the pride and the crown of the Messengers, whose name is Muhammad Mustafa, Ahmad Mujtaba. By walking under his shadow for ten days one obtains that light which before him could not be obtained in a thousand years … We have found every light by following the immaculate Prophet and whoever follows him will also find it and he will become so accepted of God that nothing will be impossible for him. The Living God Who is hidden from people, will be his God and all false gods will be trodden under his feet. He will be blessed everywhere and Divine Power will be with him. Peace be on him who follows the guidance.1