Intro
Nawab Siddiq Hassan Khan was married to the Queen of Bhopal, who gave lots of money to MGA for the creation of the Braheen e Ahmadiyya Series (1878-1884). Maulvi Muhammad Ahsan Amrohi (who later became an Ahmadi, then died a Lahori-Ahmadi) was his employee.
In roughly 1884-1885, Nawab Siddiq Hassan Khan tore up MGA’s Braheen e Ahmadiyya book and sent it to Qadian in that state, Nawab Siddiq Hassan Khan was dead by 1890.
Later in 1907, MGA claimed that he died abruptly (in 1891) as a result of disrespecting MGA’s book (See Haqiqatul Wahy, see pages 581-588). After MGA died, via BA-5, MGA lied and alleged that Nawab Siddiq Hassan Khan wrote that the Rafa’a was after death and spiritual, this is a lie.
He seems to have written Hujaj ul Kiramah in late 1883 or early 1884, see ROR May-1908. This book is also called, “Hujjaj Al-Karamah fi Athar Al-Qiyamah”, “A treatise on the approaching of the Day of Judgment and its signs according to Islamic sources”. This book is also mentioned in the ROR of February-1916.
In 2025, Razi quoted this hadith from Ibn Majah and asserted that this hadith announces the arrival of the Mahdi-Messiah in the 14th century, however, it doesn’t say anything like that. Then, Razi alleges that Nawab Hassan Siddiq Khan used this hadith to announce the pending arrival of the Mahdi in India in the 1880’s (this is unconfirmed).
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1878-79
https://www.alislam.org/book/barahin-e-ahmadiyya-parts-ii/
Nawab Siddiq Hassan Khan’s wife, Sultan Shah Jahan, Begum of Bhopal, was the major contributor in terms of the publishing of the first 4 volumes of the Braheen-e-Ahmadiyya (See Barahin-i-Ahmadiyya, V-1, online English edition, pages 3 and 6).
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Upal’s comments on this topic
See Upal (2017), page 125
“””The reaction to Braheen was not uniform even among the Ahl-e-Hadith. Nawab Siddiq Hasan Khan, for instance, angrily returned copies of Ahmad’s books sent to him with a note saying that he was afraid that such controversial works will draw the anger of the British authorities. Responding to Khan in an ishtihar (i.e., poster), Ahmad exhibited a much more sophisticated and nuanced understanding of the relationship between the British government and Christian missionaries in India than was common among Muslim leaders of the time.”””
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1890
Nawab Siddiq Hassan Khan died on May-26-1890.
Maulvi Muhammad Ahsan Amrohi had just lost his job in Bhopal, since Khan had died, MGA immediately hired him. Ahsan Amrohi moved to Qadian and began working immediately.
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1891—After Nawab Siddiq Hassan Khan died
MGA and his team wrote “Nishan Ismani” (Heavenly Sign in english) and published it in the early part of 1892. They quoted him extensively in terms of the Mahdi.
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MGA and his team write, “Haqiqatul Mahdi” (the reality of the Mahdi), they quote Nawab Hassan Khan extensively. This was a short book which compared the beliefs of the Ahl-e-Hadith vs. MGA.
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Tohfa-e-Golarhviyyah, Ruhani Khazain, Vol. 17, p. 281
MGA quotes “Hijaj jul Kirama” and alleges that the Messiah will descend around Asr time.
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1906-1907
Via Haqiqatul Wahy
Online English Edition
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1908
Chashma-e-Marifat, Roohani Khazain, Vol. 23 p. 330
The Saviour of the Latter Days: Signs of the Messiah | The Review of Religions
“””Nawab Saddique Hassan Khan Sahib in Hijaj jul Kirama and Hazrat Mujaddid Alif Sani in his book write that a comet Dhus-Sineen will appear during the time of the Promised Messiah. Hence, that star appeared in 1882.”””
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1908
Barahin-i-Ahmadiyya V-5, Online English Edition
Page 513
MGA alleges that in Tafsir Fathul-Bayan, Nawab Siddiq Hassan Khan wrote in terms of 19:57 (19:58 in the Qadiani Quran) that Idris (as) was simply raised in status, not physically.
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1912
He is mentioned in the ROR of Nov-1912. His book, “Hujjaj Al-Karamah” is also mentioned and page 374 is quoted.
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1915
The ROR Of May-1915 has a letter from the 2nd Khalifa to an unknown ruler in India, in this letter, he quotes Nawab Siddiq Hassan Khan and his famous book, “Hujjaj Al-Karamah fi Athar Al-Qiyamah”, “A treatise on the approaching of the Day of Judgment and its signs according to Islamic sources”. This book is also mentioned in the ROR of February-1916.
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1917
The ROR of Oct-Nov-1917 also has an article by him entitled, “What distinguishes Non-Ahmadees from Ahmadees”. In this essay, he covers the topic of prophethood. He pointed out 5 distinct differences and even quoted Siddiq Hassan Khan of Bhopal and his descriptions of the Mahdi in Hujaj-ul-Kiramah.
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1943
Nawab Siddiq Hassan Khan is mentioned in the ROR of Dec-1943 as allegedly writing that 62:3 referred to the followers of the Mahdi would represent the companions of Muhammad (saw), whereas, the Mahdi himself would represent Muhammad (saw).
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(Hijajul Kiramah, page 64, (See ROR, May–1908)
“””He (the Mahdi) will fight battles, and draw treasures, conquer city after city and subjugate the whole world, from East to West. The Kings of India will be brought to his presence with chains round their necks””””
“”I say there is no monarch in India at present ; there are only some chiefs, Hindu or Muhammadan, but they are not independent rulers, nay, they are only rulers in name. The great rulers of this country are Europeans and probably will remain the rulers till that time, and therefore they shall be brought into his presence, or it may be that by that time the rule of some other monarch may be established here”””
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(Hijajul Kiramah p.344)(Via Refutation: The Truth About the Eclipse by Mohammed Alladin (ra).
A summary
Thus Nawab Siddeeq Hasan of Bhopal wrote in his book Hijajul Kiramah that according to astronomers the lunar eclipse does not occur on any date other than 13th, 14th and 15th and the solar eclipse does not occur on any date other than 27th, 28th and 29th.
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(Hujajul Karamah, p.358)(See also the english ROR, May–1908).(see also “THE IMAM MAHDI” BY HADRAT MAWLAWI SHER ALI – PART I (TRADITIONS ABOUT THE MAHDI), retrieved on 7-1-19).
“””Qirbati says in his book, the Tazkira, that the place of birth of Mahdi is the Western land (the Magrib). From there he shall come by way of sea””””.
“””By a man in this tradition is meant the Mahdi and the tradition shows that the Mahdi shall not only be born at Medina but also make his appearance there”.
“”””It is related that the Mahdī shall appear from the Masjid al-Aqsā.””””
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(Hujajul Karamah, p.363)(Via Truth about Ahmadiyyat by B. A. Rafiq, online edition, retrieved on 7-1-19, https://www.alislam.org/library/book/truth-about-ahmadiyyat/suspension-of-jihad/).
“””When the Mehdi, peace be on him, starts his campaign for the revival of the practice of the Holy Prophet, and to put down innovations, the contemporary divines, who are committed to following the jurists and are devoted to their leading men of the past and to their ancestors, will say that he seeks to ruin their faith and the Muslim community. They will rise up in opposition to him and according to their custom they will declare him a disbeliever.”””
“””The Mahdi shall appear at Mecca at the time of the night prayer”””
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(Hujajul Karamah, p.365)(See also the english ROR, May–1908, (see also “THE IMAM MAHDI” BY HADRAT MAWLAWI SHER ALI – PART I (TRADITIONS ABOUT THE MAHDI), retrieved on 7-1-19).
“””There is no doubt that in the chain of narrators of most of the traditions there are persons who were careless, of bad memory, weak or of feeble judgment and had other faults. These weak and faulty traditions, taken collectively bear evidence to the truth of the fact that the Mahdī shall appear in the latter days, though there are very few of them that are pure.”””
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(Hujajul Karamah, pg. 380). (See also the english ROR, May–1908).
“””The traditions regarding the period of Mahdi’s ministry conflicting. Some traditions give the period as 5, 7 or 9 years, some give it as 7, some as 9 ; some say, he shall not live for less than 5 years and more than 9 years, some give the period as 19 years and a few months, some as 20 years, some as 24 years, some as 30 years, while there are others that give the period of his ministry as 40 years”
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(Hujajul Karamah, pg. 381)[See also, “Haqiqatul Mahdi” (the reality of the Mahdi)]
“””Jesus will descend from heaven and become a minister of the Mahdi; and the kingdom will belong to the Mahdi.”””
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(Hujajul Karamah, pg. 384). (See also the english ROR, May–1908, (see also “THE IMAM MAHDI” BY HADRAT MAWLAWI SHER ALI – PART I (TRADITIONS ABOUT THE MAHDI), retrieved on 7-1-19).
“All the traditions that relate to the appearance of the Mahdī, the events, the occurrences, the dangers and the conquests of his time etc., only show the truth of his appearance, in whatever way it may be.”
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(Hujajul Karamah, pg. 424)[See also, “Haqiqatul Mahdi” (the reality of the Mahdi)]
“”””Jesus, like the Mahdi, will spread Islam with sword. And there will be only two consequences of it; the killing [of the non-Muslims], or their accepting Islam.”””
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[English: An interpreter of Wahabiism pg. 70-71] [Urdu: Tarjumaan-e-Wahabiyya pg. 60-61]
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View of Scholars – Mahdi in 14th Century – White Minerat (whiteminaret.org)
ایسے ستاروجنکو د مدار رکھتے ہیں علامت قرب زمان ظهور مهدی منتظر و نزول حضرت مسیح علیہ السلام لکھا ہے اور اب مدت ذہٰ کی ختم تیرہویں صدی کو باقی ہے پہر۱۳۰۱ ہجری اور ۱۸۸۴ء سے چودہویں صدی شروع ہو گی اور نزول عیسی علیه السلام و ظهور مهدی و خروج دجال اول صدی میں ہوگا جس کسی صدی مین ہو اور اس وجہ سے کہ یہ نزول و ظهور و خروج اوسوقت ہوگا جبکہ دنیا ظلم و حوز سے بہرجاوے اور ہر صنعت گری و عمل داری اپنے کمال کو پہنچ جاوے معلوم ہوتا ہے کہ زمانہ نزول جناب مذکور نہایت قریب ہے
“These stars which are called tailed [comets] are written as a sign for the nearness of the era of the Awaited Mahdi and the descent of Hazrat Masih (peace be upon him). Now, there is a 10 month period left until the end of the 13th Century. Then from 1301 Hijri or 1884 AD the 14th Century shall begin and the descent of Isa (peace be upon him), the advent of the Mahdi, & the Dajjal’s emergence shall happen at the beginning of the century – whichever century that may be. And since this descent, advent, & emergence shall happen when the world is filled with injustice and every science and administration shall reach its climax – from this it is ascertained that the era of his excellency’s [Messiah’s] descent who has already been mentioned is extremely close…”
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2025
https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:4057
Nawab Siddiq Hassan Khan and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
In 2025, Razi quoted this hadith from Ibn Majah and asserted that this hadith announces the arrival of the Mahdi-Messiah in the 14th century, however, it doesn’t say anything like that. Then, Razi alleges that Nawab Hassan Siddiq Khan used this hadith to announce the pending arrival of the Mahdi in India in the 1880’s (this is unconfirmed).
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Links and Related Essay’s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddiq_Hasan_Khan
What is “Hujaj-ul-Kiramah” by Nawab Siddiq Hassan Khan of Bhopal? – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
Maulvi Muhammad Ahsan Amrohi and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
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