''Tadhkira'' (تذکرة) is a collection of the

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s, dreams and visions of

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (13 February 1835 – 26 May 1908) was an Indian religious leader and the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement in Islam. He claimed to have been divinely appointed as the promised Messiah and '' Mahdī'', in fulfillment of th ...

, founder of the

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Ahmadiyya, officially the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (AMJ), is an Islamic messianic movement originating in British India in the late 19th century. It was founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835–1908), who said he had been divinely appointed a ...

. The English rendering of the Urdu, Arabic and Persian text was initially done by Sir Chaudry

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in 1976. The present revised edition has been published in 2019 under the auspices of

Mirza Masroor Ahmad Mirza Masroor Ahmad (; born 15 September 1950) is the current and fifth leader of the Ahmadiyya, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. His official title within the movement is Ahmadiyya Caliphate, Fifth Caliph of the Messiah (, ''khalīfatul masīh al- ...

, Imam and Head of the Worldwide

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Dreams, visions and revelations

The Quran claims that true dreams, visions and verbal revelations are a bounty of God and descend from him. The Quran claims these experiences are signs of the existence of God. All human beings are potentially capable of these experiences.

God speaks to man

The main theme of this collection is to testify the Quran's claim that God speaks to man. It is explained that God may speak to man in at least three different ways; direct verbal revelation, from behind a veil, and by sending a messenger."And it is not for a man that Allah should speak to him except by direct revelation, or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger to reveal by His command what He pleases. Surely, He is High, Wise." Quran, 42:51 In Tadhkira, we find examples of all three kinds of Revelations. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claims that, although every human being has the inbuilt potential to be the recipient of divine revelations, it is the hallmark of a true believer that God may speak to him.

Revelation and prophecy

It is claimed that God is the possessor of knowledge of the hidden and the unknown, this is the basis of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's claim that divine revelations contain news of the hidden, beyond the reach of human beings. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's dreams and visions, along with his verbal revelational experiences have been put forth as proof of his claims to prophethood. This collection, Tadhkira, is replete with such prophecies.

References

{{reflist Works by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad