A Critical Review of the Pamphlet, 'Fateh-e-Qadian' — Page 153
Glossary 153 Khalifatul Masih. The institution of successorship is called Khilafat. Khal i i i i fatul-Mas ih ih ih ih I— Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I, H ak i m Maul a n a Nurud-Din ra (1841–1914), the first person to do the bai‘at at the hand of the Promised Messiah as , was elected as the first Khalifah after the demise of the Promised Messiah as. The Promised Messiah as has highly appreciated his faith, sincerity and sacrifices and has regarded him as a model for everybody in the ummah. Khal i i i i fatul-Mas ih ih ih ih II— Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II, Mirza Bashir- ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad ra (1889–1965), was the second successor of the Promised Messiah as. He is also called Mu s le h -e-Mau‘ u d because he was born in accordance with the prophecy made by the Promised Messiah as in 1886 concerning the birth of a righteous son who would be endowed with unique abilities and attributes. Khal i i i i fatul-Mas ih ih ih ih III— Hadrat Khalifatul Masih III, Ha fi z Mirz a N as ir Ahmad rh (1909–1982), was the grandson of the Promised Messiah as and his third successor. Before being elected as Khalifah , he served in many key positions in the Jam a ‘at. Khal i i i i fatul-Mas ih ih ih ih IV— Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV, Mirza Tahir Ahmad rh (1928–2003), was the fourth successor of the Promised Messiah as. He was the grandson of the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah as.