Wikipedia's first sentence called it “book in urdu”. Today it says “urdu book”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Urdu book by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Nishan-e-Asmani (First published June 1892) (English: The Heavenly Sign) also called Shahadat-ul-Mulhimeen (English: Testimony of the Recipients of Revelation) is an Urdu book, by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad , the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat . It contains commentary upon the prophetic verses of the 14th century Sufi saint Shah Nimatullah Wali (1330-1431) pertaining to the appearance of the Messiah and Mahdi as quoted by Shah Ismail Dehlvi (1779-1831) in his book Al-Arba'in fi Ahwal-al-Mahdiyin (1851). The English rendering of Nishan-e-Asmani was done by Muhammad Akram Ghauri, published by Islam International Publications.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908) Nishan-e-Asmani (First published June 1892) (English: The Heavenly Sign) also called Shahadat-ul-Mulhimeen (English: The Testimony of the Recipients of Revelation) is a book in Urdu, by Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, India, claimant to be the promised Messiah and Mahdi , Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat . The English rendering of Nishan-e-Asmani was done by Muhammad Akram Ghauri, published by The Islam International Publications Ltd. ‘Islamabad’ Sheephatch Lane,Tilford, Surrey GU10 2AQ, United Kingdom (2005).
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908) Nishan-e-Asmani (First published June 1892) (English: The Heavenly Sign) also called Shahadat-ul-Mulhimeen (English: The Testimony of the Recipients of Revelation) is a book in Urdu, by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, India, claimant to be the promised Messiah and Mahdi , Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat . The English rendering of Nishan-e-Asmani was done by Muhammad Akram Ghauri, published by The Islam International Publications Ltd. ‘Islamabad’ Sheephatch Lane,Tilford, Surrey GU10 2AQ, United Kingdom (2005).
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Nishan-e-Asmani (First published June 1892) (English: The Heavenly Sign) also called Shahadat-ul-Mulhimeen (English: Testimony of the Recipients of Revelation) is an Urdu book, by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad , the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat .It contains commentary upon the prophetic verses of the 14th century Sufi saint Shah Nimatullah Wali (1330-1431) pertaining to the appearance of the Messiah and Mahdi as quoted by Shah Ismail Dehlvi (1779-1831) in his book Al-Arba'in fi Ahwal-al-Mahdiyin (1851). The English rendering of Nishan-e-Asmani was done by Muhammad Akram Ghauri, published by Islam International Publications.
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book in urdu
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urdu book
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