His Blessed Birth

Imám Ahmed Raza was born on the 10th of Shawwál 1272 Hijrí and on the 14th of June 1856 according to the Christian calendar. He was born at the time of the Zuhr prayer in the town of Barelly in the quater of Jasúlí. He was named Muhammad and His grandfather named him Ahmed Raza. Imam Raza deduced the year of his birth from the following Qur'anic verse:

أُوْلَئِكَ كَتَبَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ الْإِيمَانَ وَأَيَّدَهُم بِرُوحٍ مِّنْهُ

For such He has written Faith in their hearts, and strengthened them with a spirit from Himself (58:22)

In accordance to numberology, Imam Raza deduced the year of his birth 1272 from the above verse.