The Afghan Martyrs — Page 1
In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. Eid-ul-Adhia Sermon delivered by HadhratMirza Tahir Ahmad Khalifa ttll Maseeh IV, My Allah support him, on 14 Wafa 1368 h - 14th July 1989 A. D. at Bait-ul-Huda, Sydney, Australia. After Tashahud and Taooz and recitation of Sura Fatiha he proceeded: A DAY OF EXTRAORDINARY HISTORIC IMPORTANCE. Today it is the 14th of July and it is a Friday. It is also Eid ul Adhia and hence two Eids have been combined. Apart from that, in the history of Ahmadiyyat the 14th July has a special significance. This day is associated with the Eid known as 'Eid- ul- Adhia' which means an Eid of Sacrifices. In our country, particularly in the Punjab, as we either sacrifice goats or cows, some call it 'Bakar Eid' and some call it 'Bakrah Eid'. Some call it the 'big Eid', while the 'Eid-ul-Fitr' that follows the month of Ramazan is known as the 'small Eid'. Today we are celebrating the big Eid which is also known as the Eid of Sacrifices. What relationship has the date 14th July with this Eid? That is what I wish to explain to you today. The Promised Messiah, (PBUH) received a revelation, "Two goats will be slaughtered" (Tadhkira Published by Saffron Books in 1976 Page 57). This revelation was received approximately three years before the 14th of July 1903 and was published in the Braheen-e-Ahmadiyya. 1