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HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS No Date of Prophecy 99 July 1897 No Date of 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 Date Prophecy Fulfilled In July 1897, when my friend Mirza Yaqub Baig sat the July 1897 final examination for surgery and I supplicated on his be- half, I received the revelationتم پاس ہوگئے You have passed[. This meant that he had passed, for such phrases are some- times employed in the case of sincere friends who are so close as to reach the point of unification. Many such prophecies can be found in the Bible as well. He even- tually excelled in his exam and was appointed House Surgeon at the Medical College of Lahore. ¹ 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 100 I have a sincere friend, Mirza Muhammad Yusuf Baig, who hails from Samana in the state of Patiala and has had ties with me for a long time, and I hope that he will maintain them throughout his life till he departs from the world. Once he wrote to me, requesting that I pray for his ailing son, the late Mirza Ibrahim Baig. I supplicated for him and saw in a vision that Ibrahim was sitting close to me and saying, "Convey to me greetings from Paradise. " From this, I understood that his life was about to end. I was reluctant to let his father know, but after much thought, I informed Mirza Muhammad Yusuf Baig of the impending tragedy. A few days later, his adult, gentle, and obedient son depart- ed from this transitory world before his eyes. 2 A few days after the prophecy. Living Witnesses: The witnesses to this sign are many people of our Community as well as the classmates of Mirza Yaqub Baig. 2 Mirza Muhammad Yusuf Baig is still alive and is a witness to this incident, and there are many other witnesses besides him. 277