This "day" is a: "celebration of the fulfillment of the prophecy of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi concerning the birth of a son [The Promised Reformer/Musleh Mau'ud]" (Welcome to Ahmadiyyat the True Islam, pg. 599).
Excerpts from Welcome to Ahmadiyyat, the True Islam,3rd Edition - 2010, pgs. 316 - 321
- "One of the prophecies revealed to the Promised Messiah and Mahdi by God Almighty was that He would bestow on him a son who would be a sign of Allah's Mercy, Power, Grace and Beneficence, and through whom the message of Islam and Ahmadiyyat would be carried to the ends of the earth." (pg. 316)
- "This prophecy was fulfilled in the person of Hadrat (his holiness) Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad, his eldest son from his second wife, Hadrat (her holiness) Nusrat Jahan, who became the 2nd Khalifah (Successor) on March 14, 1914 at the age of 25. Therefore he was also known as Hadrat Musleh Mau'ud, the Promised Reformer. (pg. 316)
- Hadrat Ahmad (The Promised Messiah and Mahdi) undertook to spend 40 days in a solitary retreat in January 1886... spending all his time in Divine worship and supplication. At the end of this period he was granted the glad tidings of an illustrious son to be born within nine (9) years. (pg. 317)
- He (The Promised Messiah and Mahdi) published a handbill on Feb. 20, 1886 from Hoshiarpur, detailing the revelation from God in the form of a prophecy. It was published in... [the] newspaper dated 1st of March 1886 as a supplement to the newspaper. (pg. 317)
- What happened afterwards was that instead of a son, the first child born after the prophecy was a daughter, Ismat... Ignorant people ridiculed at it.(pg. 316)
- Later a son was born on August 7, 1887 but he died on November 4, 1888... At the death of this son once again the opponents raised a lot of hue and cry. They strongly challenged the truth of this prophecy and reject it all together. (pg. 319)
- According to the original prophecy, by the Grace of Allah, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi was blessed with a son on the 12th of January 1889... Thus, the prophecy was fulfilled most magnificently. (pg. 320)
I hope many of you are able to make it to your local mosques to celebrate this day with other members of our community. If you are unable to make it to your local mosque for whatever reason, there are several videos on our community's YouTube channel that are available for viewing. Please view the following videos:
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