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− In this four conditions have been stated, which if Hadith ± − fulfilled will become a sign of the truth of the : Imam Mahdi − − The eclipses of the moon and the sun occur according to the set laws of nature as related to astronomy. According to these laws, if Calendar is used, the dates on which a lunar eclipse can Hijrah occur are the 13 , 14 or 15 nights of the lunar month. And the th th th dates on which a solar eclipse can occur are the 27 , 28 or 29 th th th of the lunar month. The sign mentioned by the Holy Prophet , sa therefore, was that the moon would be eclipsed on the 13 night of th the lunar month, and the eclipse of the sun would take place on the 28 of the same month, which will be the month of. The th Ramadan ± − sign was to appear after and not before the advent of the. Mahdi − Some have objected that the lunar eclipse should have occurred on the first night of. They ignore the laws of Ramadan ± − astronomy and the established movements of celestial bodies. Furthermore, the Arabic word for moon used in the above stated Hadith Qamar is , which is used for the moon on the fourth lunar ± − night and onward; whereas, the moon of the first three nights is called in Arabic. Hilal − The above stated does not mean to say that the lunar Hadith ± − and solar eclipses have never occurred in the month of Ramadan ± − before. In fact, according to astronomers they have occurred many times in the month of since the time of the Holy Ramadan ± − Prophet. The crucial point is that there would be a claimant of sa being at that time and he will proclaim this occurrence to be Mahdi − a sign for him. This is exactly what happened. Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad founded the Ahmadiyya ± ± − − ± ± Movement in Islam in 1889, and announced his claim of being the − Reformer of the age. Later on, in 1891, under Divine guidance he claimed to be the Promised Messiah mentioned in the prophecies of the Holy Prophet , and Jesus in Bible. The sign of eclipses of the sa as moon and the sun in the month of was shown in 1894. An Ramadan ± − 240