Intro
Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan (born 1870, died February 10th, 1945)(See Dard page 816), a Chief of Malerkotla (it was roughly 200 km southeast from Qadian) seems to have been an Ahmadi since at least 1892. Dard tells us that he donated towards the publishing of MGA’s book, “Nishan-Asmani” aka “Heavenly sign” (June 1892)(See Dard, page 338). His name is also listed in the famous “list-of-313” that were recorded by MGA’s team in 1896.
In 1896, MGA had a daughter born, she was given the name Mubarika Begum. By 1901, MGA seemed to have a revelation wherein he named her “nawab” (see Dard, page 565, (Ahmadiyya leadership wont give the date) she was thus married off to Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan, she was only 5 years old and he was 31 at the time. However, it is unclear whether or not she moved in with the Nawab or not. More details will follow shortly.
Allegedly on Sep-16-1907, the day that Mirza Mubarak Ahmad died, MGA said that Mirza Mubarak Ahmad had recovered completely from the actual ailment. He had regained full health. There was no sign of fever at all. He repeatedly asked to be taken to the garden. He had a great liking for the garden, so he went there. However, MGA then says that his God had given the news of his death at the very time of his birth (in 1899 via Tiryaq ul Qulub) (See Al-Hakam, vol. 11, no. 34, p. 5–6, dated 24 September 1907, Via Malfuzat-9, pages 394-403).MGA also alleges that on Sep-15-1907, Mirza Mubarak Ahmad called me and put his hand in my hand and shook my hand as if he is departing for some place now and greeting me for the last time. Dr. Khalifah Rashid-ud-Din reported to the Al-Hakam that a few days ago MGA had said that he had seen in a dream that a death was to take place in this house and a goat had been slaughtered. As Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen was unwell in those days, an apprehension arose concerning him. Nawwab Muhammad ‘Ali Khan, Dr. Abdus-Sattar Shah, and he himself—all three—were a witness to this. Sayyid Mir Hamid Shah reported to the Al-Hakam that his mother had seen a dream (the morning of (9-24-1907) wherein there were four shining stars of Your Holiness (MGA’s 4 sons), one of them fell and entered the earth. Then Dr. Khalifah Rashid-ud-Din said, people used to call Mubarak Ahmad, Wali, wali [‘Friend of Allah, Friend of Allah’]. Then MGA said: Yes, Wali is verily the one who is destined for Paradise. It is also noted that the grave of Mirza Mubarak Ahmad was at quite a distance from the other graves in Bahishti Maqbara (this was most likely because he died of plague). MGA responded to this by fabricating a silly dream.
In 1908 when MGA died, he was not around.
In 1909, he spoke at the famous meeting of the top 200 Ahmadi’s in the world as they deliberated over the status of the Khalifa vs. the Sadr Anjuman.
In 1931, the brother of Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan helped the Khalifa, Mirza Basheer ud Din Mahmud Ahmad get elected to the All-India-Kashmir-Committee (See Khan “The construction of the Ahmadiyya Identity”, page 167). At some point, his house was given or sold to Abdur Raheem Diyanat (grandfather of Asif Basit), he owned a convenience store which was situated in Ahmadiyya Chowk, by the gate of Dar-ul-Masih – right in the beating heart of Qadian.
In 1945 (Feb-10) he died (See Dard page 816). He was buried right next to Mirza Sultan Ahmad. See the photos.

On the chairs : (Right to left)
Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan Sahib – Companion and Son in Law of The Promised Messiah – being the husband of Syeda Nawab Mubaraka Begum Sahiba
Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad Sahib – The Second Khalifa and son of The Promised Messiah
Hazrat Nawab Muhammad Abdullah Khan Sahib – Companion and son in law of The Promised Messiah – being the husband of Syeda Nawab Amatul Hafeez Begum Sahiba
Sitting on the ground are three children of Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan Sahib and Syeda Nawab Mubaraka Begum Sahiba – Hence three maternal grandchildren of The Promised Messiah
(Right to Left)
Nawab Muhammad Ahmad Khan Sahib
(Son in law of Mirza Bashir Ahmad Sahib
Nawab Masood Ahmad Khan Sahib
(Son in law of Dr. Syed Mir Muhammad Ismail Sahib
Nawab Mansura Begum Sahiba
(Daughter in Law of Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad Sahib – being the wife of Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad Sahib
Standing in the back are two sons of Hazrat Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan Sahib from a previous marriage.
(Right to Left)
Nawab Abdur Raheem Khan
Nawab Abdur Rahman Khan
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