Fulfilment of a Grand Prophecy - Hazrat Ahmad’s Challenge to John Alexander Dowie — Page 30
30. Fulfillment of a Grand Prophecy. INTRODUCTION OF HAZRAT AHMADAS. THE CHAMPION OF ISLAM as. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was born on. February 13,1835 in a small village of India known as Qadian. He belonged to a noble family of Moguls who were the rulers in India for several generations. From the very childhood, he indulged in meditation and the remembrance of God so much so that he spent most of his time in the neighborhood Mosque and people used to call him 'Maseetar,' a person who has fallen in love with. Masjid or Mosque. . He acquired his basic education with three noble teachers who taught him various disciplines of language, philosophy and other important subjects. His father Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Murtaza taught him the art of natural medicine. Being so immersed in the worship and meditations, he began to receive true visions and was also bestowed with the Divine communications in the form of revelations. . In 1882, he was appointed by God Almighty as the reformer of the age. Later, Ahmad** claimed to be the Second Advent of the Messiah and Mahdi people were desperately waiting for as he received a clear revelation from God in this regard. He was the author of more than eighty books to establish the beauties of Islam and correct all the errors found in the dogmas of. Christianity and also clear Islamic faith from the myths and wrong traditions that creped into the. Islamic ideologies. He declared his mission in the following words: "I am the light of this Dark Age; he who follows me will be saved from falling into the pit prepared by Satan for those who walk in the dark. I have been sent by God to lead mankind to Him through gentleness and humility, and to reestablish the reign of morals in Islam. God has provided me with heavenly signs for the satisfaction of seekers after truth. . He has disclosed to me the secrets of the unseen and of the future, which according to the Holy Scriptures, is a sign for a true claimant of divine revelation, and He has vouchsafed to me Holy and pure knowledge. '. A brief time line of his life is presented below: 1889. He established an organization known as the. Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam and issued a leaflet in which ten conditions were delineated to join the organization. 1890. He received this startling news from God that. Jesus Son of Mary died a natural death and is not alive in heaven as is commonly believed by. Muslims and Christians alike. 1891. He invited all the elite Muslim scholars to discuss his claims and hold debates. . He also initiated the institution of Annual gatherings this year and these gathering are now being held in more than 75 countries around the world. 1892. He traveled extensively in many cities to propagate the message of Islam. He published many books this year to invite people to learn the beauties of Islam 1893. This year he was taught 40,000 roots of. Arabic language through Divine Revelation during the course of one night. He wrote his Arabic books and challenged all his opponents to produce a similar book of linguistic excellence. 1894. The grand prophecy of the eclipses of the sun