Mirza's Life History


1839 


Mirza was born to Chiragh Bibi and Ghulam Murtaza



1846

Formal education of Quran, Hadith etc begins at home by Molvi Fazl Ilahi


1849 


Molvi Fazal Ahmad teaches various subjects.



1852

1st Marriage with Hurmat Bibi alias Phajje di Maan. She bore two sons, Sultan Ahmad and Fazal Ahmad.


1857

Gul Ali Shah teaches Arabic Grammar etc.





1857

To prove his loyalty to The British Raj, Mirza's father donates 50 Armed Horsemen to fight against the Muslims in 1857 War of Independence.
Mirza Ghulam Qadir, elder brother of Mirza Ghulam, who served in the 46th Division of the British Army under Gen Nicholson, killed several freedom fighters near Sialkot.



1864

Mirza runs away from home with the yearly pension of his father and spends it in undesirable pursuits.




1864-68

Mirza takes up a clerical post in the British Govt. Court at Sialkot.
Takes up the Law exam but failed.
Mirza befriends a Christian Padre, who later on played a role




1868

A Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry came from England to find out ways and means to control and subdue the spirit of Jihad amongst the Muslims.
Mirza resigns from his job and left for Qadian
Introduces himself as a Debator in Islam




1870

Report of Parliamentary Commission 'The Arrival of British Empire in India' submitted to the British Parliament. Report recommended creating an Apostolic Prophet to subdue the Spirit of Jihad in Muslims


1871


Mirza Ghulam selected for the 'post' of Apostolic Prophet

1877


Criminal case registered against him by postal authorities




1879

Claims to have been 'Appointed by God' to proves the truthfulness of Islam
Announcement of writing Braheen-e-Ahmadiyya in 50 volumes.
Appeals for financial help and advance payments for publication of Braheen-e-Ahmadiyya


1879-84


Publishes four volumes of Braheen-e-Ahmadiyya


1884
Onwards

Stops writing Braheen-e-ahmadiyya.
Writes books after books, wrote some 80 books over the next 25 years.
Refers to Braheen-e-Ahmadiyya as the book of God







1884

Claims to be Revivalist (Mujaddid) of Islam.
2nd Marriage to Shahjehan Begum d/o Mir Nasir Nawab, from whom three sons, Mirza Bashiruddin Mehmood (2nd Khalifa and father of Mirza Tahir, the present Khalifa), Mirza Bashir Ahmad (author of Seerat-ul-Mahdi) and Mirza Sharif Ahmad were born.
Admits being impotent at the time of 2nd Marriage. Prays to God for sexual powers. God sends his Wahi for making a divine potion.
Upon Divine instructions, makes a potion called 'TIRYAQ-e-ILAHI' to regain his 'energy'. Major component is 'OPIUM'








1888

Start taking oath of allegiance (Peeri-Mureedi) by the people.
Asks for the hand of Mohammadi Begum for his 3rd Marriage.
Advertises that his 3rd Marriage with Mohammadi Begum is a divinely inspired proposal and that any hinderance from any quarter will result in Tragic Consequences for the girl, her family and the person to whom she is married.
Mirza Ghulam announced: This should be clear to people that there can be no better criterion to judge my truth or falsehood than my prophecy."(Aina-e-Kamalate Islam, Roohani Khazain vol 5 p.288, by Mirza Ghulam)
Mirza threatens his 1st wife and her sons of dire consequences for not helping in the marriage with Mohammadi Begum



1891


Claims to be A Maseel Messiah (Like Messiah) and denies that he is the Promised Messiah. Labels those who accused him of it, as Liars





1891

Claims to have become Mariam.
Claims to have become pregnant by the insufflation of the soul of Eisa (Jesus).
Claims to have converted to Eisa after staying for 10 months in his own (Maryam's) womb. Says: "This is how I am Jesus son of Mary." (Kishtee Nooh, Roohani Khazain vol 19 p. 50)


1891


Establishes Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam



1892

Mohammadi Begum got married to Mirza Sultan Baig.
In retaliation, Mirza:
Divorces his first wife.
Forces his one son to divorce his wife.
Disinherits his second son.
[PS His first wife was related to Mohammadi Begum.]



1893

Challenged Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Khan Atham, a Christian Missionary, for a written debate to prove the truthfulness of either religion




Feb
1893

Mirza declared: "Everyone has accepted me and affirmed my claims, except Children of Prostitutes, whose hearts have been sealed by God." 
(Aina-e-Kamalate Islam, Roohani Khazain vol 5 p.548)
Note: Mirza's own sons from the first marriage had not accepted him as Messiah





22.05.1893

To

05.06.1893

Written debate with Atham.
Mirza receives humiliating defeat. As a result, many Muslims become Christians!
Unrepentant, Mirza issues the Divine Prophecy of Atham's death within 15 months (by 5th Sept 1894). He said: "I admit that if this prophecy turns out to be false... I am prepared to receive any punishment, I should be disgraced, my face blackened, put a rope around my neck and hang me... I swear upon God that He will definitely fulfill it, definitely fulfill it, fulfill it. Earth and heavens can move but God's word will not be annulled." (Jang-e-Muqqaddas, Roohani Khazain vol 6 p.293)


April 1894


Atham is still alive. Several attempts made on the life of Atham by unknown persons


04.09.1894


Magic Bullet: Mirza recites a wazeefa over gram seeds and throws them in an abandoned well to kill Atham


06.09.1894


Christains celebrated the victory of Abdullah Atham and ridiculed and lampooned Islam - thanks to Mirza Ghulam





1896

Reiterates the divine origin of the Prophecy and Marriage with Mohammdi Begum. He said: "If I am a Liar, my death will come and this prophecy will not be fulfilled. "(Anjame Atham)
He published this revelation: "and they ask thee if this is true? Say: Yes, By my Lord, it is true and you cannot prevent it from taking place. We have wed thee to her. There is none to change my words." (Asmani Faisla)



27.07.1896

Declares that paternal and maternal grandmothers of Jesus Christ were Prostitutes, from whose blood he was born and that was the reason for Jesus' inclination towards prostitutes




1897

Petition to the British Govt.
Thanksgiving to Queen Victoria on her Silver Jubilee of Coronation.
Case against Mirza by Income Tax authorities.
House search by police on suspicion of murder of Pundit Lekhram, criminal case against him and his acquittal






1898

Petition to Lt Governor of Punjab reminding him that:
His forefathers have always been loyal servants.
He himself is the SELF IMPLANTED & SELF CULTIVATED SEEDLING of the British Raj.
From his early age till now when he is 65 years of age, he has been engaged with his pen and tongue to turn the hearts of Muslims towards true love and goodwill for the British and to remove the concept of Jehad from the hearts of stupid Muslims.
Criminal case against Mirza to keep peace



1900

Mirza Abrogates Jihad.
Named his followers 'Ahmadis' and instructs them to use the same nomenclature for census


1900


Claimed prophethood


25.05.1900

Mirza Ghulam announces that all those who do not accept him as prophet are disobedient of God and His Prophet and will dwell in hellfire




1901


Mirza has still not forgotten Mohammadi Begum. Issues yet another statement that events will take strange turn and she will inevitably come into his wedlock as these are divinely ordained matters





1902

Finally to give some reprieve to the poor Mohammadi Begum, some Muslims thought of a novel idea. Jaafer Zitly published the following in his newspaper: "I saw in my dream that wife of Mirza Ghulam Qadiani is going to come into my wedlock!!"
Mirza was struck dumb. After that he never said a word about Mohammadi Begum until his death in 1908. Mohammadi Begum lived happily with her husband for the next 40 years




08.11.1902

Mirza announces: "The basis for my claims is not Hadiths but Quran and my own revelation; in support we also cite those Hadiths which do not contradict my revelation. All the rest of Hadiths, I throw them away like a waste paper." (Zamima Nuzoole Maseeh, Roohani Khazain vol 19 p.140)


1903


Constructs Minarat-ul-Maseeh in Qadian, 12 years after becoming the Promised Messiah


1904

Claims to be the Lord Krishna of Hindus


1905


Establishes the Heavenly Graveyard in Qadian


1906


Admits having been afflicted by Mental Illness and Excessive Urination of upto 100 times per day, since the time of claiming to have been appointed by God (1879)






1907

Prayer Duel with Molvi Sanaullah Amratsari.
Advertises his prayer in Newspapers whereby he prays to God AlMighty to let the Liar die in the lifetime of truthful and that the liar's death should either be from Cholera or Plague, which in his opinion was the sign of Divine Anger.
Claims that God has named him Mohammed and Ahmad 26 years ago in Braheen-e-Ahmadiyya. (Haqeeqatul Wahi, Roohani Khazain vol 22 p.502)
Claims that God has revealed 300,000 signs to substantiate his claims









15.05.1907

Claims that following verses of Holy Quran, revealed in the Honour and Glory of Holy Prophet Mohammed SAAW, have now been revealed in Mirza's honour: 
Verse 7:17 
Verse 55:1 
Verse 9:33 
Verse 53:9 
Verse 17:1 
Verse 3:31 
Verse 48:10 
Verse 48:1 
Verse 73:15 
Verse 107:1 
Verse 36:3 
(Haqeeqat-ul-Wahi, Roohani Khazain vol 22) 





15.05.1907

Claims that God has named him after every prophet. Therefore, he said:
"I am Adam, I am Noah, I am Abraham, I am Isaac, I am Jacob, I am Ishmael, I am Moses, I am David, I am Eisa son of Maryam, I am Mohammed...(Peace be upon Them)."(Haqeeqatul Wahi, Roohani Khazain vol 22 p. 521) 



1908


Publishes the fifth volume of Braheen-e-Ahmadiyya. In its preface he wrote:"Initially I had promised to write it in 50 volumes. Since the difference between 5 and 50 is only ZERO, my promised is now fulfilled after writing the 5th volume






1908

Mirza gives a reception to the Financial Commissioner Punjab
DEATH: Mirza suddenly develops Cholera. With remorse and disappointment he uttered his last words to his father in law: 
"Mir Sahib! I have developed Epidemic Cholera." He could not utter any words after that and died within a short time.
Mohammadi Begum lived happily with her husband for next 35 years.
Molvi Sanaullah Amratsari lived for the next 40 years


1908


Hakeem Nuruddin becomes the 1st Successor


1914

Hakeem Nuruddin fell from the horse and died.
Mirza Basheeruddin Mehmood, s/o Mirza Ghulam, becomes the 2nd Khalifa

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