10 July 1885: A very unique heavenly sign was shown to the Promised Messiah (as) on this day. This is remembered as the sign of ‘‘red ink drops’’. The full details of this can be read under this date in Tadhkirah.
10 July 1910: A strike was observed in India, where students from all major educational institutions had participated. On this day, The Tribune (Lahore) reported this situation, mentioning Qadian and its educational institutes. The report read: “It will not be out of place if I draw the attention of both the Muslim leaders and the Muslim students to a class of students who may be put down as model students, at least as far as their relations with their teachers are concerned. They are the students who come from the Qadian High School […]
“There have been four strikes among students in Upper India during the last two or three years, viz., the strikes in Aligarh College, the Government College, Lahore, the Medical College and the Islamia college and on all these occasions the Qadian students were conspicuous for keeping aloof from the strikers, in spite of the pressure that was brought to bear upon them by their fellow students…
To read this full report, see: “Education & Morality – The Flagship of Ahmadi Students” at alhakam.org (14 December 2018, p. 4).
10 July 2021: The foundation stone of the Fath-e-Azeem Mosque (meaning the Grand Victory) and the adjoining complex was officially laid on this day.
To read more about this milestone, see: “‘Victory to Ghulam Ahmad’: Foundation of new mosque complex in Zion, USA” at alhakam.org (4 February 2022, p. 10).
11 July 1915: On this day, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) delivered a lecture in Lahore, which was later published as Paigham-e-Masih-e-Maud. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 4, p. 175)
11 July 1967: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III (rh) graced with his presence a reception in Zurich, Switzerland, which was attended by ambassadors of seven countries and other dignitaries. The Swiss Radio broadcast Huzoor’s (rh) interview as well and the television also showed some glimpses of the interview and the reception on the same evening. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 24, p. 88)
11 July 1989: On this day, during his tour of Fiji, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (rh) granted audiences to the president and prime minister of Fiji. (Silsila Ahmadiyya, Part 4, p. 857)
12 July 1924: On this day, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) sent Shahzada Abdul Majeed Khan Sahib to Iran with the aim of establishing a mission. He was accompanied by Maulvi Zahur Hussain Sahib and Muhammad Amin Khan Sahib. Both were assigned the task of spreading the message of peace in the Bukhara region. On the same day, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) also set out for his tour of Europe, the first journey of a Khalifatul Masih outside of the Indian subcontinent. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 4, p. 432)
12 July 1935: On this day, the Saudi Crown Prince visited the Fazl Mosque in London. A reception was arranged to welcome him.
Hazrat Maulvi Abdur Rahim Dard (ra), who was the imam of Fazl Mosque, arranged a reception for him in which various guests and dignitaries, including Sir Abdul Qadir and ambassadors of America, Brazil, Mexico and Arab countries, were invited. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 7, p. 227)
13 July 2012: On this day, during his Friday sermon, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aa) presented details of his recent tours of America and Canada.
14 July 1894: On this day, the Promised Messiah (as) wrote his book, Sirr-ul-Khilafah (The Reality of Khilafat) to express authentic views on the centuries-old differences between Sunnis and Shias.
14 July 1924: Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) was en route to Europe to attend the Wembley Conference. On this day, as Huzoor (ra) was travelling, Eid-ul-Adha approached. Huzoor (ra) led the Eid prayer at Manmad Junction’s platform and delivered a short sermon.
15 July 1946: Ahmadi missionaries Maulana Karam Ilahi Zafar Sahib and Maulvi Muhammad Ishaq Saqi Sahib set foot on the soil of Spain for the very first time on 9 June 1946. They wrote to Al Fazl a letter mentioning their feelings upon entering Spain. Al Fazl published this letter in its issue of this day.
To read the English rendering of this important and historic letter, see: “Letter from the Northern Border of Spain” at alhakam.org (13 April 2018, p. 3).
16 July 1974: On this day, some members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat who were returning to Rabwah, Pakistan, after visiting fellow believers imprisoned for their faith in Sargodha, were ambushed and shot at the Sargodha railway station. Several were seriously wounded in this attack. An eyewitness account of this harrowing event can be found in volume 3 of Silsila Ahmadiyya, pages 332 to 336.
16 July 1989: On this day, in Chak Sikandar, located in the District of Gujrat (now Mandi Bahauddin) in Punjab, Pakistan, three Ahmadis were tragically martyred: Nazir Ahmad Saqi Sahib, Rafiq Ahmad Saqib Sahib and a ten-year-old girl named Nabila. Additionally, over 100 houses belonging to Ahmadis were set on fire by violent rioters. (Silsila Ahmadiyya, Vol. 4, p. 858)