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HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS No Date of Prophecy Around 80 1877 No Date of Prophecy 1900 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 Some twenty-five years before the case was brought 1897 against me by Martyn Clark, I saw in a dream that I was present in a court before a Magistrate, and that when the time for Prayers approached, I requested permission from the Magistrate to go and offer my Prayers, which he cheerfully granted. Accordingly, when I requested Cap- tain Douglas to permit me to offer my Prayers during the case hearing, he gladly permitted me to do so. 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 81 April 11, On the morning of 'Eidul-Adhā, I received the revelation, April 11, "Say something in Arabic. " This was communicated to 1900 several friends. I had never delivered a speech in Arabic before. When on the day I stood up to deliver the Eid sermon in Arabic, God Almighty made a clear and elo- quent Arabic address flow from my tongue that was latent with meaning. It is set out in the book Khutbah Ilhami- yyah. The address extends several parts and was delivered spontaneously in one continuous flow. God has called this a sign in His revelation, for the address was delivered en- tirely under the influence of divine power. I do not believe that any Arabic orator, scholar, or literary figure can de- liver such a speech impromptu. This is such an address to which around two hundred and fifty people are witness. ¹ Living Witnesses to number 81: Many people were informed about this revelation in advance, and the following people saw it firsthand: Sheikh Rahmatullah; Mufti Muhammad Sadiq; Maulawi Abdul Karim; Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen; Maulawi Muhammad Ali; Sheikh Abdur-Rahman; Master Abdur-Rahman; Maulawi Sher Ali; Hafiz Abdul Ali etc-there are numerous others who have witnessed this sign themselves. 263