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270 270 270 270 270 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION Jama`at, and the official residence of the Khalifatul Masih, called Qasr- e-Khilafat. It would be of interest to note that the Arabic word Rabwah means ‘an elevated land’ and is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an (23:51) with reference to Jesus Christ as and his mother. On December 28, 1957, Huzur ra announced this novel plan to expand mis- sionary work to educate and impart religious training to rural population inside Pakistan. On March 10, 1954, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II ra survived an attempt on his life, but he was seriously wounded in his neck. This happened in Masjid Mubarak, Rabwah, at the time of `Asr prayer. As soon as he got up to leave after the Prayer, an enemy of Ahmadiyyat, who had come to the mosque with an intention to kill him, moved forward and stabbed Huzur in the side of his neck from behind. It was a deep wound but God saved the life of Huzur. Later on, he had to go to Europe on April 5, 1955, for medical treatment. In Europe, Huzur ra remained very busy with the inspection of foreign missions, and the duties of his office, and thus recovered only partially. He came back to Rabwah on Sept. 25, 1955. He was again fully occupied with the heavy duties of his office. In addition, he completed the writing of Tafseer-e-Sagheer , the short commentary of the Holy Qur’an, in 1957. As a result of his extremely heavy work load and the after-effects of the deep wound in his neck, his health condition gradually worsened over a period of seven years. At last, on November 8, 1965, at nearly 2 a. m. , before dawn, Hadhrat Muslih Mau`ood, Khalifatul Masih II ra , passed away, at the age of seventy-seven. Next day, his Janaza prayer was led by Hadhrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad ra , the newly elected Khalifatul Masih III rh. He was buried in the Bahishti Maqbarah by the side of his mother, Hadhrat Ummul Mu’mineen, Sayyidah Nusrat Jahan Begum ra. He possessed a unique combination of qualities of leadership, organiza- tional genius, trust in God, courage, depth of knowledge in many fields and personal magnetism. No doubt, his 52-year long Khilafat represented a golden period in the History of Ahmadiyyat. And, in his person the prophecy regarding Muslih Mau`ood was fulfilled with great perfection. Waqf-e-Jadid (December 28, 1957) Murderous attempt on his Life and his Visit to Europe (March 10, 1954) His Illness and Demise (Nov. 8, 1965) 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 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 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 II II II II II 7. 4 7. 4 7. 4 7. 4 7. 4