20-26 April

20 April 1893: Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad sahib^ra was born to the Promised Messiah^as on this day, 1893, at 8 o’clock in the morning. His birth fulfilled the Divine revelation: “Qamarul Anbiya (The Moon of the Prophets) will arrive and your affair will become manifest. Soon a son will be born to you and grace will come close to you.”

22 April 1908: The Promised Messiah^as received the following Urdu revelations from God Almighty on this date in 1908: 

“Merey Liye Eik Nishan Asman Par Zahir Hua”

(A sign has appeared for me in heaven)

“Kheir-o-Khubi Ka Nishan”

(A Sign, good and excellent)

“Meri Muradein Puri Huin”

(My wishes have been fulfilled)

22 April 2003: On this date in 2003, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad sahib was appointed as Khalifatul Masih V. The election was held in the Fazl Mosque, London.

23 April 1910: In 1910, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih I^ra inaugurated Masjid Nur in Qadian with the Asr prayers. 

24 April 1900: This date in 1900, came with another development in the case with Pir Mehr Ali Shah of Golra Sharif. On this day, Hazrat Maulvi Abdul Karim Sialkoti Sahib^ra published letters of Pir sahib about his book in the Urdu Al Hakam. 

24 April 1902: The Promised Messiah^as wrote a letter to his companion, Hazrat Maulvi Ghulam Hassan Khan sahib Peshawari, in 1902, and asked for the hand of Maulana Ghulam Hassan’s daughter, Sarwar Sultan, for marriage with his son Sahibzada Mirza Bashir Ahmad Sahib.

24 April 1908: This date, in 1908, was a Friday and chronologically was the Promised Messiah’s^as last Friday in Qadian, as he would soon depart for his last journey to Lahore. Hazrat Hakim Maulvi Nuruddin Sahib^ra led the Jumua Prayer. 

26 April 1908: In 1908, the Promised Messiah^as was vouchsafed a revelation in Persian about his nearing departure from this world:

“Mubash Ayman Az Bazi Ruzgar” 

(Do not feel secure against the tricks of time)