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286 286 286 286 286 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION P P P P P ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED M M M M M ESSIAH ESSIAH ESSIAH ESSIAH ESSIAH AS AS AS AS AS A N D A N D A N D A N D A N D S S S S S UCCESSORS UCCESSORS UCCESSORS UCCESSORS UCCESSORS — K — K — K — K — K HALIF HALIF HALIF HALIF HALIFA A A A AT U L T U L T U L T U L T U L M M M M M A S I H A S I H A S I H A S I H A S I H V V V V V 7. 7 7. 7 7. 7 7. 7 7. 7 In his Friday sermon of May 27, 2005, Huzur aa said that three years after that date (i. e. on May 27, 2008), the System of Khilafat would complete 100 years of its existence. Previously, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih III rh in his time had prescribed some prayers in preparation for the completion of 100 years of the establishment of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at. Huzur aa said that, following the same tradition, he was now prescribing a revised set of prayers and acts of worship ( see pg. 361 ) for spiritual preparation for celebrating the Centenary Khilafat Jubilee. Later, in his Friday Sermon of August 26, Huzur aa said that in addition to those prayers and acts of worship, Ahmadi Muslims must set a high standard of fulfillment of the rights of people. He added that, in fact, if we did not fulfill the rights of people, those prayers and acts of worship would become meaningless. On October 1, 2005, Huzur aa inaugurated in London, the first Jamia Ahmadiyya of Europe. Previously on September 7, 2003, another historic event took place when Jamia Canada - the first Jamia Ahmadiyya in the Americas, was inaugurated in Mississauga, Canada by Maulana Naseem Mahdi (then Amir Jama`at Canada), under instructions from Hadrat Khalifatul Masih V aa. The Jamia Canada project was first approved by Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV rh in August, 2000. Since the start of his Khilafat, Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V aa has travelled to various countries of Europe, Africa, North America and Asia. In these countries, Huzur aa met with thousands of Jama`at members, missionaries and office bearers, who welcomed Huzur aa with great zeal and loving respect. Huzur aa laid the foundation stone for various buildings, inaugurated or inspected many mosques, mission houses, schools and hospitals. He also met with the leaders of those countries and numerous dignitaries from various sectors, who welcomed Huzur aa and commended the services of the Jama’at in the fields of agriculture, education and healthcare. We give below a few salient features of some of these visits: In Ghana (March 13-24, 2004), Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aa addressed 46,000 Ahmadi Muslims attending the Jalsa Salana held on March 18-19. In Burkina Faso (March 25-April 4), Huzur aa addressed 13,000 Ahmadi Muslims attending the Jalsa Salana held on March 26-27. In Benin (April 4 - 11), Huzur aa delivered the Friday Sermon and visited the Abdul Salam International Center (Benin) for Theoretical Physics. In Nigeria (April 11 - 13, 2004), Huzur aa addressed 30,000 Muslims attending the Jalsa Salana. Visit to Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin and Nigeria (March 13 - April 13, 2004) Establishment of Jamia Ahmadiyya Canada and Jamia Ahmadiyya U. K. Spiritual Preparation for the Khilafat Jubilee- (May 27, 2005) Visits Abroad