13 November 1925: In the aftermath of the French bombardment of Damascus, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) strongly condemned this inhumane crime during his Friday sermon, delivered on this day. Huzoor (ra) also backed the idea of Syrian independence from the French mandate. (Al Fazl, 21 November 1925, pp. 5-10)
13 November 1948: On this day, France witnessed a unique gathering convened in a public hall, which was presided over by a professor of Paris University. An Ahmadi missionary, Malik Ata-ur-Rahman Sahib, spoke at this event and introduced the message of the Jamaat. 1,000 published invitations were sent on this special occasion. Posters were printed and the meeting was also announced on the radio and in the press. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 11, p. 20)
14 November 1928: The railway line connecting Qadian to the rest of India was nearing completion. On this historic occasion, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) urged the members of the Jamaat to remain steadfast in their loyalty to God and to continually seek His mercy. The project itself had been initiated suddenly, but after many days and nights of tireless effort, the railway track finally reached Qadian on this day.
To learn more about the history of this development, see “Arrival of electric train engine in Qadian: A new milestone” at alhakam.org (2 April 2021, p. 6-7).
15 November 1906: The nikah of Hazrat Ahmad’s (as) son, Hazrat Mirza Sharif Ahmad (ra), was announced on this day with Hazrat Bu Zainab Begum (ra), daughter of Hazrat Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan (ra). The marriage ceremony took place three years later. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 2, p. 474)
15 November 2013: During his Friday sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aa) mentioned Bashir Ahmad Kiani Sahib of Orangi Town, Karachi, Pakistan, who was martyred on 1 November.
Huzoor (aa) also mentioned Mian Abdus Sami Umar Sahib, who was the paternal grandson of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih I (ra) and the maternal grandson of Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq (ra). He had the opportunity to serve Majlis Ansarullah UK as Qaid Talim and Qaid Tarbiyat.
16 November 2012: During his Friday sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aa) mentioned Hafiz Ahmad Jibrail Saeed Sahib, a missionary in Ghana. Huzoor (aa) said that he was a loyal and sincere member of the Jamaat and always remained a sultan-e-naseer of the Khulafa and served Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyyat Ghana immensely.
17 November 1884: The Promised Messiah (as) was in Delhi and his nikah was announced on this date with Hazrat Syeda Nusrat Jehan Begum (ra), daughter of Hazrat Mir Nasir Nawab (ra). It was Monday, 27 Muharram 1302 Hijri. The nikah was announced by the famous cleric of the city, Maulvi Syed Nazeer Hussain. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 1, pp. 242-244)
17 November 1901: On this day, the Promised Messiah (as) went for his daily walk while listening to an article written by one of his Companions. It seems that it was a relatively lengthy piece because the Promised Messiah (as) completed his walk and sat in the clinic of Hazrat Maulvi Nuruddin (ra) to finish the article. Meanwhile, Mr DD Dixon, a European traveller, arrived in Qadian. It is said that he had travelled to the Arab world, Karbala, India and Kashmir during his tour. He stayed in the Gol Kamrah, Qadian, for one day. He took a few photographs also; one narration suggests that it was after Asr Prayer, when he took three photos: two group photos and one portrait of the Promised Messiah (as). The Promised Messiah (as) assigned his Companion, Hazrat Sheikh Masihullah (ra), to prepare special food for the guest, as he had some experience of cooking Western-style dishes.
The next day, when Mr Dixon left Qadian, the Promised Messiah (as) went with him for his daily walk towards Batala and on the way, Huzoor (as) explained his mission and saw him off at the canal bridge. Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiqra acted as the interpreter. Mr Dixon was very impressed by the hospitality. He witnessed high moral values and also witnessed a massive presence of learned scholars of a vast range of subjects in the small village of Qadian. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 2, pp. 195-197)
18 November 1899: On this day, the Promised Messiah (as) published an ishtihar (announcement), in which he mentioned the fulfilment of his prophecy regarding a so-called respectable officer of the Rumi Sultanate, named Hussain Kami, which was published in Huzoor’s (as) Ishtiharat on 24 May and 25 June 1897. In his ishtihar of 24 May 1897, Huzoor (as) stated that the said person came to meet him in Qadian, who pretended to be an ambassador of the Sultanate of Rum and pretended to be a pious person. (Majmua-e-Ishtiharat, Vol. 2, p. 571)
For more details, see: “The British, the Ottoman and the Heavenly – A tale of three empires: An account of Hüseyin Kâmi’s visit to the Promised Messiah” at www.alhakam.org.
18 November 1902: Hazrat Syed Abdul Latif (ra) of Afghanistan arrived in Qadian on this day. It is narrated by Syed Abdul Sattar Sahib (ra) that when Syed Abdul Latif (ra) arrived in Qadian, he loudly proclaimed:
يَاْتُوْنَ مِنْ كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيْقٍ وَيَاْتِيْكَ مِنْ كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيْقٍ
(They will come by every distant track and will come to you from afar.) (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 2, p. 312)
19 November 2012: Boris Johnson, the then Mayor of London, welcomed Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aa) to City Hall. During the 45-minute meeting, Huzoor (aa) and the mayor discussed various issues, including the establishment of world peace, the true peaceful teachings of Islam, the efforts of Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya in fighting extremism and the persecution faced by the Jamaat in certain countries. (‘‘Mayor of London invites Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to City Hall’’ www.pressahmadiyya.com)