Welcome to Ahmadiyyat, The True Islam

by Dr. Karimullah Zirvi

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− Maqbarah (Heavenly Graveyard) was started in Qadian during the life of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. as − Regarding the Promised Messiah and Bahishti Maqbarah, − Mahdi has stated: as − ". . . . And a place has been shown to me that this would be my grave. I saw an angel measuring a plot of land, and reaching a point he said to me that was the spot for my grave. Then at one place I was shown a grave more shining than silver, and all its earth was of silver. Then it was said to me that this was my grave. And I was shown a spot which was named (Heavenly "Bahishti Maqbrah" − Graveyard). " (The Will, p 35, Ruhani Khaza in, Vol. 20, p. 320) ’ − − − − Funeral prayer of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi took as − place in the grounds of the and he was buried in Bahishti Maqbarah − this graveyard. Many of the companions of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi and other are buried in this Heavenly as Musian − − ± − Graveyard. Branches of this Heavenly Graveyard have been established in Rabwah, Pakistan and in other countries where Musis Hadrat Amma are buried. Hadrat Nusrat Jahan Sahiba ( ra − ± − ± ± ± − ± − ± ± ± Jan), wife of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi , Hadrat Khalifatul as − − ± ± − Masih II , Hadrat Khalifatul Masih III , and many other family ra rh − ± ± ± − − ± members and Companions of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi as − are buried in the at Rabwah, Pakistan. Bahishti Maqbarah − Rabwah, Pakistan On the creation of Pakistan in August 1947, Hadrat Khalifatul ± ± − Masih II Jama at ra moved the administrative center of the from Qadian, ‘ − ± − initially to Lahore, and then to Rabwah. On September 20, 1948, about a year after moving from Qadian, laid Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra ± ± − − ± 328