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HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS No Date of Prophecy 91 1871, thirty-one years ago from today. 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 1872, thirty years ago from Once, I saw in a dream that my brother Ghulam Qadir was seriously ill. This dream was communicated to sev- eral people. Accordingly, my brother became seriously today. ill thereafter. Thereupon, I began to pray for him. In a subsequent dream, I witnessed him being summoned by a departed elder family member. The usual interpretation of such a dream is death. His illness became more serious, and he was reduced to a skeleton. This caused me great anxiety, and I turned to Allah the Almighty and prayed for his recovery. I had three objectives: (1) I wanted to see whether or not my prayer would be accepted; (2) I wanted to see whether or not God heals a person who is so ill; and (3) I also wanted to see whether such an ominous dream that foretold his death could be averted. Therefore, when I started praying, a few days later I saw in my dream that my brother was walking about in the house in full health without any support. He was accord- ingly restored to health by Allah the Almighty and lived for fifteen years thereafter. ¹ Living Witnesses: Many people from Qadian who are still alive are witnesses to this sign. No Date of Prophecy 92 1887 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 Fifteen years after the above incident, when my brother's time of death drew near, I was in Amritsar. It was disclosed to me in a dream that the cup of his life was now certainly full and he would soon die. I related this dream to Ha- Date Prophecy Fulfilled 271