Bright Lights of the Ahmadiyya Movement — Page 40
I I 40 BRI GHT LI G HTS OF TH E AHMADIYYA MO VE ME NT ordinary son. In fact he was to become, by Allah's grace, an outstanding leader who gathered people around the world under the banner of the True Islam. When he was only 25 years old he was elected to be Khalifatul Masih II after the death of Hazrat Noor-ud-Din, Khalifatul Masih I. Khalifa is an Arabic word meaning one who is a successor. Do you remember from our story about Khilafat that it is Allah Almighty's plan of leadership for the world? Though a few people thought he was too young to be Khalifa at such an early age, the Ahmadiyya Community rallied around him and took Bai'at at his hand. Bai' at is an Arabic word meaning Oath of Allegiance. His people grew to love him dearly and called him "Hazoor", a title of affection. Khalifatul Masih II, or Hazoor, worked very hard to purify his followers so that they would become shining examples of how good Muslims must act and think in obedience to God's Will. His goal was to make Islam supreme over all other religions in the world. He improved the training of missionaries and sent many of them out around the world to help bring people to Islam. More Mosques were built in Africa, Europe, America and Asia. Mission houses were also built in many cities. He reached the hearts of people by teaching with love, not with weapons. He did many things in his busy program to contact non-Muslim people so they could learn about Islam as taught by the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam. He organized Religious Founders' Day and invited people of different religions to speak about their religious leaders. He set up Holy Prophet 's Day to teach Muslims and non-Muslims about the perfect life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) so they might try to follow his example. He set up the Talimul Islam College and designed a better pro- gram for training Muslim scholars to become missionaries. He set up schools, clinics, hospitals, and mosques in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra