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265 265 265 265 265 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION the Promised Messiah as. The same Madrasa Ahmadiyya progressed and eventually became Jamia Ahmadiyya on May 20, 1928 during the time of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra. ♦ On November 18, 1910, Huzur fell down from his horse and re- ceived a serious head injury. The Promised Messiah as had seen this event take place in a dream in 1905. ♦ In February 1911, Anjuman Ansarullah was set up by Hadrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad ra. On July 25, 1912, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra laid the foundation stone of Ta`leemul Islam High School. ♦ On June 19, 1913, the newspaper Al-Fadl was published for the first time. In the same month, the first foreign mission was established in England. ♦ On December 26-28, 1913, he delivered two magnificent lectures in the Jalsa Salana, which turned out to be the last Jalsa Salana of his Khilafat. In January 1914, Huzur ra fell seriously ill. His health continued to decline as the time passed. But his religious activities, particularly his Dars-e- Qur’an, were not interrupted. On the 13th of March, 1914, the last Friday Prayer of his Khilafat was led by Hadrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad ra. The same day, at 2:20 p. m, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra passed away, while he was saying his prayer. The next day, Hadrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad ra was elected Khalifatul Masih II, who led the Janaza prayer of this blessed person. He was buried in the Bahishti Maqbarah , by the side of his beloved Imam, the Promised Messiah as. Hadrat Maulana Nooruddin ra enjoyed a unique status because of his love for the Holy Qur’an and the Promised Messiah as. Also, his complete trust in God, high standard of taqwaa and his grand service to humanity, were the three distinctive qualities of his character. The Promised Messiah’s great love and regard for him is beautifully expressed in one of his Persian po- ems as follows: How wonderful would it be if everyone among my followers were to become Nooruddin. It can happen only if every heart is filled with the light of certainty of Faith. His Illness and Demise (March 13, 1914) 7. 3 7. 3 7. 3 7. 3 7. 3 P P P P P R O M I S E D R O M I S E D R O M I S E D R O M I S E D R O M I S E D M M M M M E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H 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 U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S — K — K — K — K — K H A L I F H A L I F H A L I F H A L I F H A L I FA 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 I I I I I