A Critical Review of the Pamphlet, 'Fateh-e-Qadian' — Page 114
114 A critical Review of the Pamphlet—‘f a te h -e-Qadian’ first day and the solar eclipse in the middle of the month. The law of nature which is set by God, has limited the lunar eclipse to occur only on the 13 th , 14 th or 15 th date and the solar eclipse on the 27 th , 28 th and 29 th of the lunar month. Therefore, the ‘first’ and the ‘middle’ mean the first and the middle of the three possible dates respectively, and not first and middle dates of the month. Another proof is that in the Arabic language the early days’ moon is called ‘ hal a l ’, whereas the word for the moon used in the hadith is ‘ qamar ’ which shows clearly that it does not mean the first night. Furthermore, Muslims in all ages have been explaining these dates the same way, as we have just explained. For instance, even in more recent times, Maulav i Muhammad of Lakhoke had written before the appearance of this sign: During that year, the moon will eclipse on the 13 th and the sun on the 27 th of Rama da n , this is what one reporter of the hadith has written. In this line of poetry, Maulav i Muhammad had written 27 th by mistake instead of the 28 th , but he has followed the same principle as we have mentioned above. Above all else, the events have sealed their stamp on its true interpretation, that by first is meant the 13 th and by the middle, the 28 th. In short, this sign has been fulfilled so clearly that it leaves no room for any excuse or any contention. We have heard from reliable sources that when this sign was fulfilled some maulavis were striking their thighs to express regret and were uttering, ‘now the