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284 284 284 284 284 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 speech on the second day of the Jalsa Salana of the United Kingdom in 2003, Huzur aa presented an account of the great achievements of the Jama'at up to that point in time: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (Community) had been established at that time in 176 countries. The Holy Qur’an had been translated and published in 57 languages. For the year 2002 to 2003 alone, 518 new Jama'ats, 226 new mosques and 281 new Tabligh Centers were established in various countries of the world, outside of Pakistan. In the same speech, Huzur aa mentioned that under the Nusrat Jehan Scheme, 36 hospitals and clinics were working in 12 African countries; while there were 373 Higher Secondary and other schools serving the public in 8 African countries. Huzur aa also urged Ahmadi doctors to serve in Ahmadiyya hospitals as Waqifeen ‘Ardi (‘Temporary Devotees’), for a minimum of three years. Then, Huzur aa mentioned the remarkable progress of the Waqf-e Nau Scheme under which there were at that time a total of 26, 321 children, consisting of 17, 680 boys and 8, 641 girls. In September, 2003, Huzur aa announced the establishment of the Tahir Foundation with the mandate of taking up the gigantic project of the compilation and publication of all Friday Sermons, Majalis Irfan (Question- Answer sessions in Urdu language) and other Question-Answer sessions, as well as the considerable collection of other works of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV rh. On October 3, 2003, Huzur aa delivered his Friday Sermon inaugurating the Baitul Futuh Mosque, Morden, Surrey, London, the largest mosque of the Western Europe. Besides a large number of dignitaries, more than 10,000 Ahmadi Muslims from UK and 40 other countries participated. Its foundation stone was laid on October, 1999 by Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV rh. In his address to the first symposium of the European Chapter of the International Association of Ahmadi Architects and Engineers, Huzur aa advised Ahmadi engineers and architects to visit African countries as Waaqifeen ‘Ardi (Temporary Devotees’) and prepare a comprehensive report to help them with economical drinking water, solar power and housing projects. Economical Water, Power and Housing for Africa (June 4, 2004) First Annual Conference of his Khilafat - (July 25-27, 2003)- Inauguration of Baitul Futuh Mosque, UK (October 30, 2003 Tahir Foundation (September 2003) An Account of Jama`at Achievements