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between September 1895 and November 1895, or to make the calculation easier for the contentious mullahs, in around 1865, indicated that Hazrat Baba Nanak professed and practised the faith of Islam 20 and not Sikhism as had been erroneously thought for many centuries. . Not even the adversaries of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad would deny that Hazrat Baba Guru Nanak has traditonally been considered to have been the founder of the Sikh religion. Yet, on the basis of this Divine knowledge bestowed upon him, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad announced that Hazrat Baba Nanak, upon whom be peace, was a practising Muslim and the evidence of his being a Muslim would in due course become a matter of public knowledge. 21. This prophesy, issued on the basis of Divine revelation was fulfilled when Baba Nanak's clock, the famous 'Chola Saheb' was discovered and the credo of Islam as well as several verses of the Holy Quran were found to have been inscribed on it. 22. The truth of this knowledge bestowed upon Hazrat Mirza Ghulam. Ahmad in 1865 was once again proved when the revered saint's prayer book, the 'Pothi of Baba Saheb,' preserved as a relic at the Sikh. Gurdawara at Guru Har Sahai was found to be a copy of the Glorious. Quran. 23. Whether the opponents of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad care to admit it or not, the fact remains that Hazrat Baba Guru Nanak's allegiance to. Islam and his close association with Islamic institutions is universally accepted by the historians of the world. 24. Would the opponents of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community now care to calculate the span of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's prophethood on the basis of the criterion laid down by the Holy. Quran? 20. Nazool ul Masih: pp 203/204 21. Ibid: pp 204/205 22. Khan, Muhammed Zafarullah: Ahmadiyyat. The Renaissance of Islam: pg 79 23. Ibid. 24. Dictionary of Islam: pp 583/595 196