Death of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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The Death of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, was a significant event in the history of the Community. On 26 May 1908, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, died as a result of weaknesses of the body and complications arising from severe diarrhea. He died in Lahore, at around 10:30 am, whilst lying on his bed, unconscious, surrounded by his family members and a number of physicians. His death, and its precise cause and circumstances, has been a cause of contention among a number of non-Ahmadi Muslims, mainly arising from Anti-Ahmadi propaganda, claiming that he died as a result of Cholera, or that he died in the toilet. However, there is no evidence to support either of these claims.
Circumstances
During later period of his life, Ahmad had complaints of diarrhea. On the days before his death, Ahmad arrived in Lahore from Qadian with his close family and companions in order to deliver a number of speeches and meet his followers residing in Lahore. Whilst in Lahore he received a revelation "The time for departure has arrived, again the time for departure has arrived." Despite this revelation and bad health, he continued with the plan and proposed to deliver a lecture to promote peace and harmony among the rising tensions between the Hindus and Muslims of India. This lecture was entitled Paigham-e-Sulah or A Message of Peace. Reportedly, this had a negative impact on his heath. In the meantime he received another revelation "Do not trust the mortal age". The night he completed his lecture his condition declined. He had further complaints of diarrhea and became physically weak. He summoned his family members and a number of physicians from whom he received medications. He later went to sleep and then woke up in the morning for his regular prayers, although he was still very weak and was unable to speak or write. Afterwards, he lied down on his bed and in the meantime became unconscious. Later, he died at around 10:30 am on his bed, surrounded by his family members and physicians.
Reactions
The news of his death spread all over India, numerous newspapers wrote tributes and obituaries mourning his death. Most Muslim intellectuals nd Newspapers at that time including Abul Kalam Azad, Allama Iqbal, Syed Mir Hassan, Khwaja Ghulam Farid and even his fiercest opponent Muhammad Husain Batalvi aknowledged his monolithic contributions to protecting Islam among scores of others.

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