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280 280 280 280 280 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION Last Friday Sermon and Majlis `Irfan (April 18, 2003) In July, 2002, Huzur rh addressed the last Annual Conference (63rd Jalsa Salana) of his Khilafat in U. K. In his address on the second day (July 27), Huzur rh presented an account of stunning achievements during his Khilafat. After his migration to United Kingdom in 1984, an addition of 13065 new mosques and 985 new missions took place in various countries of the world. The uptodate translations of the Holy Qur’an increased to 56 and the Translations of Selections from the Holy Qur’an increased to more than 100. Since 1984, Jama`at Ahmadiyya was established in 84 additional countries of the world and thus on the whole, Jama`at Ahmadiyya has been established in 175 countries of the world. Huzur rh delivered his last Friday Sermon on April 18, 2003 in the Mosque, Al-Fadl, London, United Kingdom. In his sermon, Huzu rh r referred to the attribute of Allah, Al-Khabeer (the All-Aware) and narrated a faith giving account of a large numbers of prophecies of the the Holy Qur’an, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and the Promised Messiah as. Huzur addressed his last Majlis `Irfan in the evening of April 18, 2003. Our beloved Imam, Hadrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV rh passed away due to heart failure at the age of 75 on April 19, 2008 at 9:30 a. m (London Time) in his residence beside the Fadl Mosque, London. On April 22, the Community’s Electoral College elected Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aa as the Fifth Successor (Khalifatul Masih V). He led the funeral prayer of Hadrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV rh on April 23, 2003 at Islamabad, Tilford, United Kingdom. where he was burried. More than 40,000 people from all over the world attended the service. His beloved wife, Syeda Asifa Begum had passed away in 1992. He was survived by four daughters and several grand children. Hadrat Khaliftul Masih IV rh was an exceptionally gifted person blessed with an ocean of secular and Qur`anic knowledge. He had developed exceptional skills in studying the scientific facts in light of the Holy Qur’an. This was clearly demonstrated when he published his famous book, named, ‘Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth’ published in 1998. Under his 21 years of vibrant and dynamic leadership, the community progressed by leaps and bounds. He was accessible to the masses through his extensive world wide tours, hundereds of question-answer sessions in public and on Muslim Television Ahmadiyya. In addition to his religious and spiritual duties, he served the community as a great homeopathic physician, a prolific writer and a keen sportsman. 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 IV IV IV IV IV 7. 6 7. 6 7. 6 7. 6 7. 6 Last Annual Conference UK of His Khilafat July 26-28, 2002 His Demise (April 19, 2003)