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but his victory did not last for very long since the people of Sudan found his rule oppressive and within five months of the fall of Khartoum, the tables turned and the Sudani Mehdi died in mysterious circumstances. . Hence, this Mahdi of the anti Ahmadiyya veneration enjoyed his moments of glory for a negligible period of 5 months only. . COMPARATIVE SUCCESS OF. HAZRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD'S MISSION. Ironically, although Muhammed Ahmad Sudani could not sustain the legacy of his temporary success beyond a period of five months, the opponents of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the divinely appointed. Mahdi, maintain that in comparison to Muhammed Ahmad Sudani's adventures, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's mission was a relative failure. 34. Whether the adversaries of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad care to admit it or not, the Community established by the divinely appointed. . Mahdi from Qadian, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad has weathered all storms over the last century and inspite of persecution and interference at national and international level, its progress has neither been checked nor retarded. It commands a following of well over 10 million 35 spread in more than a 100 countries 36 including Soviet Russia. 37. It is also interesting to note that while the Sudani's Mahdist. Movement could not resist the onslaught on its minimal accomplishments and eventually became extinct with his death, Hazrat Mirza. Ghulam Ahmad's legacy accomplishes its centenary in 1989. . OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY NON AHMADIYYA OBSERVERS. The adversaries of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community may continue to deny its founder's exceptional services to Islam. But this denial does 34. Hasan, S: The Truth About Ahmadiyyat 35. Rainbow World, Vancover, Canada: 19th October, 1985 36. Hammann, Dr. Louis J: Ahmadiyyat. An Introduction pg 1 37. Antanova, K. A: Religiya Obschestvennaya Musl. Norodov Vostoka: pgs 103/105 131