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1 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS 41 [continued] See page 556 of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya¹. It was the same promise that was made in Sürah Tahrim. It was essen- tial that, in conformity with this promise, someone in this Ummah be named 'Mary, and then progressing, this should lead to the birth of 'Jesus' who would thus be called the 'Son of Mary' and I am that person. The revelation, "Take hold of the palm-tree and shake it," was revealed both to Mary and myself. The difference is that while Mary was suffering from physical frailty at the time, I was suffering from financial restraints. Living Witnesses: Post Office registers bear witness to the amount of money that fol- lowed, and official government documents bear witness to the number of visitors. No Date of 42 Prophecy 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 Among the great signs of Allah the Almighty, is the sign He manifested with regard to Deputy Abdullah Atham, a Christian. It was occasioned by a debate between Islam and Christianity that took place at the urging of Dr Martyn Clark in May and June 1893. The Christians selected Deputy Abdullah Atham for this debate, and I represented the Muslims. A few days before the debate began, Abdullah Atham had used the term Dajjal [Antichrist] with reference to our Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, in his book Andrūna-e-Bible, as I have mentioned on the last page of Jang-e-Muqaddas. His mischief and insolence during the entire debate is still fresh in my memory, and I earnestly Date Prophecy Fulfilled See Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part IV, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, 2016. Islam International Publications Ltd. p. 434. [Publisher] 215