The Promised Messiah & Dhu'l Qarnain
Born in 1835 in Qadian, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) is the Messiah and Mahdi that was promised by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) as the reformer who would revive Islam in the latter days. He was completely in love with the Best of Creation (saw), and being his most devoted servant, he defended Islam in a time when it was being attacked from all sides and, through the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, laid the foundation for it to prosper once again. One of the titles that Allah Almighty bestowed upon the Promised Messiah (as), was Dhu'l Qarnain. Of all the people mentioned in the Holy Quran by name, Dhu'l Qarnain is perhaps one of the least well known. The proof of this man's greatness lies in the following words of the Holy Quran: "We said, O Dhu'l Qarnain...", the implication being that he was the subject of divine revelation (Holy Quran, 18:87). Allah the Almighty describes him as a king who was blessed with the attributes of benevolence, generosity, and wis...