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HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS ised Mahdi emerges, these specific conditions will not coincide for any false claimant; they will only occur when the Mahdi appears. This is exactly what occurred. It was to be a sufficient Sign for the Promised Mahdi that during his early period the lunar and solar eclipses would take place on the precise dates in the month of Ramadan, with no need to disrupt any natural laws. As for the claim that the Hadith in Ad-Dāraqutnī is weak, even if we assume that it is, is the same Hadith not found in the book Ikmālud- Din? Besides, the fact is that neither the confirmation nor the denial of the scholars of Hadith is certain. As a result, God Himself has attested to the truth of this Hadith, and no scholar of Hadith dares to challenge it. We have to accept even the prophecies of the Gospels and of the Torah if they are clearly fulfilled, even though these scriptures have suffered interpolation. In fact, even if a prophecy is found in the Granth Sahib of the Sikhs, which might otherwise contain a lot of useless stuff, and it comes true, it must also be acknowledged. Can the judgement of man be greater than that of God? No Date of Prophecy 8 1880- 1882 The Revelation that I have been graced with has disclosed to me these miraculous prophecies that have already ap- peared in the world, and thousands of witnesses attest to them, some of which have been mentioned here Date Prophecy Fulfilled يَا عَبْدَ الْقَادِرِ إِنِّي مَعَكَ اَسْمَعُ وَأَرَى غَرَسْتُ لَكَ بِيَدِي رَحْمَتِي وَقُدْرَتِي وَالْقَيْتُ عَلَيْكَ مَحَبَّةً مِنِّي وَلِتُصْنَعَ عَلَى عَيْنِي - كَزَرْعٍ أَخْرَجَ شَطْأَهُ فَأَزَرَةً فَاسْتَغْلَظَ فَاسْتَوَى عَلَى سُوقِهِ Translation: "O servant of the Almighty, I am with you. I see and I hear. I have poured out My love on you so that you may be raised before my eyes. You are like a seed in that you are alone and have yet to sprout any branches. Only a sapling has emerged, but it will grow robust, its branches will rest on its trunk, and it will grow into a large tree. " Look at how manifestly this prophecy has come true. Despite strong opposition from bitter enemies, this Movement has achieved considerable prominence. In keeping with the intent of the prophecy, countless branches have sprung from this seed and have spread across the Punjab and India, and they continue to spread. It has been mentioned numerous times in Barā- This proph- ecy was fulfilled twenty years later at the time of the plague. 179