Aala Hazrat Derives His Year Of Demise From A Qur'anic Verse

Deriving the year of his demise from a Quranic verse, AlaHazrat (May Allah’s blessings be upon him) gave the news of his demise four months and twenty days before. That Quranic Ayah is as follows:

"Rounds of silver cups and silver beakers, looking like glass, will be presented upon them." [Surah al-Dahr, Verse 15]

According the to the Abjad calculation, the sum total of the numerals of this verse is 1340 and so as the Hijri year of his demise.

AlaHazrat (May Allah’s blessings be upon him) passed away on 25th Safar al-Muzaffar 1340 Hijri (28th October 1921) on Friday at 2:38 p.m. (according to Indian Standard Time). As soon as the Mu'azzin uttered Adhan, AlaHazrat Imam of Ahl al-Sunnah, Mujaddid of Ummah, Revivalist of Sunnah, Eradicator of Bid'ah, Scholar of Shariah, Guide of Tariqah, Allama Mawlana Al-Haaj Al-Hafiz Al-Qari Ash-Shah Imam Ahmad Rida Khan (May Allah’s blessings be upon him) departed this life.

"Indeed we belong to Allah and indeed it is to Him we are to return."

Even today, his blessed shrine is the focal point for visitors in Bareilly Sharif.

[Sawanih Imam Ahmad Raza, Page 384, Maktaba Nooriya Razawiyyah, Sukkur - Pakistan]