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271 271 271 271 271 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION Hadrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad rh , the third Khalifa of the Promised Messiah as was born on November 16, 1909. He was the son of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II rh and grandson of the Promised Messiah aa. His birth was foretold by God Almighty in a revelation to the Promised Messiah as : I shall give you a boy who will be your grandson. (Haqeeqatul Wahi, p. 95) Similarly, his father, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra was told by God Almighty that He would be given a son: who will be `Nasir’ or Helper of Religion (Tareekh-e-Ahmadiyyat-iv, p. 320) Hadrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad rh became a Hafiz at the age of thirteen, when he completed memorization of the Holy Qur’an. In July 1929, he obtained the degree of Maulvi Faadil (Religious Scholar), from Punjab University. In 1934, he graduated from Government College, Lahore. He married in August 1934. One month later, he left Qadian for England for higher studies. In November 1938, he came back to Qadian after obtaining his Masters degree from Oxford University. Soon after his return from higher studies, Hadrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad rh started serving, first as a professor and then, from 1939 to 1944, as Principal, of Jaami`ah Ahmadiyya Qadian. From May 1944 to November 1965 (i. e. up to his election as Khalifa), he served as Principal, Ta`leemul Islam College, Rabwah, Pakistan. He also served as Sadr Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya from 1939 to 1949. From the year 1949, when Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II rh himself took hold of Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya as its president, Hadrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad rh Hadr Hadr Hadr Hadr Hadra a a a at Haf t Haf t Haf t Haf t Hafiz Mirza Nasir iz Mirza Nasir iz Mirza Nasir iz Mirza Nasir iz Mirza Nasir Ahmad Ahmad Ahmad Ahmad Ahmad rh rh rh rh rh Khalifatul Masih III Period of Khilafat: November 8, 1965 to June 9, 1982 His Early Life 7. 5 7. 5 7. 5 7. 5 7. 5 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 III III III III III Education His Services to the Jama`at