Tajalliyyat-e-Ilahiyyah

Divine Manifestations

Background

In March 1906, the Promised Messiah(as) completed 17 years since the time he had started accepting bai‘at (the Affirmation of Faith at the hand of the Promised Messiah(as)—the first bai‘at he accepted was in Ludhiana on March 23, 1889). All these years represented an age during which the Promised Messiah(as) had been the recipient of numerous blessings and was also overwhelmed with Divine signs and blessings. The Promised Messiah(as) decided to keep a record of these manifestations. He began writing this book on March 15, and continued writing it while preoccupied with other engagements. In this book, the Promised Messiah(as) has explained in length the significance of divine visitation and how his revelation “I will show the divine glory five times” was fulfilled.

The Book

Although this book is not complete, the way it presents a complete picture of the Divine manifestation, amazes the human mind. He has given a pen-picture of the Divine manifestations that had all along been appearing in his support.

The Promised Messiah(as) prophesied about five terrible earthquakes and stated that an estimated four hundred thousand of people had entered the fold of the Movement at his hand and repented their sins. Citing a number of signs occurring in support of his Mission, the Promised Messiah(as) made the following prophecy:

God has repeatedly informed me that He would honour me and the love of Him would be instilled in the hearts of the people. And my Movement will spread all over the world and my movement will triumph over all others and the people of my Movement will gain an excellence in the fields of knowledge and learning. And He will silence all, with the Divine signs and truth. Every nation will come to this stream, and this Movement will increase, grow and prosper till the time that it will overwhelm the whole of the world. There will be numerous difficulties and trials but God will remove all this, from the way and will fulfil His promise, and addressing me God has told: ‘I shall honour thee and bless thee so much so that kings will seek blessings from thy clothes. Therefore, all ye listen, remember and secure these tidings in your caskets that this is a Divine word which will one day manifest itself with full glory.1

Specimen of Writing

In support of his own claim the Promised Messiah(as) has said:

I received this honour through obedience to the Holy Prophet, peace be on him. Had I not been one of his followers, I would never have been honoured with the Divine word, even if my striving and my deeds had matched the grandeur and height of all the mountains, for all prophethoods, except the prophethood of Muhammad, have come to an end. No law-bearing prophet can now arise, but a prophet without law may arrive, provided he is primarily a follower of the Holy Prophet, peace be on him. Thus I am both a follower and a prophet.2