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188 Allah the Exalted today?’ He replied, ‘I only implored that O God, show me the revival of Islam with my eyes. ’ Saying this he went inside. ” (Sawaneh Fazl-e-Umar, vol. 1 p. 151) Nationwide Scheme for the Propagation of Ahmadiyyat During the last days of the First Khilafat, Allah the Exalted inclined Hadrat Mirza Bashiruddin’s heart towards Tabligh. After intense prayers and supplications and with the permission of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra , in January 1914 he presented a Scheme for Tabligh to the Community for all of India. The salient features of this were: • Special Conventions should be held in all cities and towns of India. • Preachers should be appointed in various locations. • Tracts should be published in all languages. • Schools should be opened. Those who came forward with particular zeal for the accomplishment of this Scheme were: Hadrat Maulvi Sarwar Shah Sahib ra , Hadrat Maulvi Ghulam Rasool Sahib Rajeki ra , Hadrat Mir Qasim Ali Sahib ra , Syed Sadiq Hussein Sahib Atawah ra , Babu Abdul Majeed Sahib Auditor ra , Choudary Muhammad Abdullah Khan Sahib Datta Zaidka ra , Dr. Hashmat Ullah Khan Sahib ra , Mian Nuruddin Sahib Tajir ra (trader) and Mian Muhammad Sharif Sahib ra , Pleader Chief Court. Hadrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad ra wrote to the Community vigorously rousing them for Tabligh :