المحراب

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! ج الْمَهْدِيُّ مِن قَرْيَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا كَدْعَهُ وَ يميله اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَيَجْمَعُ أَصْحَابَهُ مِنْ أَقصى السلام على عدة أهلي بني اللات مانةٍ مثالة عشر رجلاً و وبلادهم وخلايهم (Javahir-ul-Asrar manuscript, written by Sheikh Ali Hamza Bin Ali Malik-al-Tusi, Irshadal-e-Faridi ¡Vol۔3۔Pg۔70;: "The Mehdi will be commissioned from a place called Kadae and God Almighty will verify his claim۔He will be blessed with the company of 313 exalted companions in likeness of the companions in the Battle of Badar, whose names and addresses witi be noted down in an authentic book۔" عصابتان من أمتي أمرتهما الله تعالى من النار بداية من الهند وحضانة اللون عام على ابن قرية عليه السلام (Nisace Kitab-ul-Jihad Pg 496 Muanid Ahmad and Konz -Aumali "There are two such groups among my disciples who will be saved from the fire۔One group is the one which will be engaged in bettle in Hind (India) and the other will be that of the assistants of Jesus-son of Mary"۔إذا بعتَ اللهُ السَلَمِ بْن مَرْيَمَ فَيَنْزِلُ عِنْدَ المنارة البيضاء شرقي دمشق iSaheen Muslim) "When God Almighty will commission Masih Ibn-e-Mariam, he will descend on a white minaret, of Damascus"۔الشَّهْرِيقَالُ لَهُ يَخْرُج رجل من وراء L (Mishkar, Chapter 'Ashial-us-Saa!' Pg 47]! "A person would rise from this side of the canal۔He will be called a landlord"۔As a corollary to these venerable sayings, identification of a village named 'Kadaa" is revealed, which is located in Hind (India), towards the east of Damascus, by the side of a river or a canal, where the Imam Mehdi (the Promised Mes- siah) would manifest himself۔He would belong to the landed gentry and would be blessed with 313 companions, in likeness of the Companions' (of the Holy Prophet) whose names and addresses would be recorded in an authentic book۔The map of East Punjab confirms that Qadian is situated between river Ravi and river Bias۔It also lies between two big canais, the Batala canal and the Qadian canal, originating from Madhupur, Reference is also made about this sacred piace in die books of other religions:- $ ° + The Vedas mentions the place Qadian as "Qadoon With reference to montar 3۔Sunkat!??! The place of the appearance of the Promised Messiah is near a bounded rivulet (With reference to mentor 7, Saukat 137) Hazrat Baba Guru Nanak says, "There will appear a land lord, a hundred years after us, in Pargana (sub district) of Watala (Batala)۔(Janam Sakki, Bhai Boia Wali Wadai Sarhi, Pą 251۔Printed by Muſeed-e-Aam Press۔Lahore! The Bible says, "O People!۔attention pay who established the Truthful from the East۔Called him to follow His footsteps, placed nations at his dis- posal and put Emperors under his sway"۔(Bible Isbech 41:2) The Lord says, "I called out his name from the place from which the sun rises and he will come and trample rulers like slime۔(Bible Isheah 41:25; As soon as the 14th Century Hijra com- menced, this village witnessed the arrival of a bright full moon۔This desolate place filled up with Godly and pious people۔Mosques, printing press langarkhana (guest house) post office, educational institutions were established and started function- ing۔Different types of construction works began۔With the spread of the message of Ahmadiyyat, Qadian started gaining international repute۔This 8