Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 132
CHAPTER TWELVE Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra Sends Scholars to Spread the Message of Islam 1909 was the year of consolidation. Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra had drawn up plans to spread the divine message of Islam all over India. He directed that the scholars of the Jama ‘ at, who were dedicated and devoted to the mission of the Promised Messiah , should spread themselves all over the country and visit various places in India. Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra had already established institutions in Qadian to take care of the consolidation of the Movement. Measures were undertaken to strengthen the Sadr Anjuman-i-Ahmadiyya , schools and libraries. The holding of Dars-i-Qur'an and Hadith on a regular basis was also organized. The first team of scholars, headed by Sahibzada Hadhrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad ra was sent in 1909. Mir Muhammad Ismail ra accompanied him and they left for Delhi, India's capital. On the way to Delhi, they broke journey at Kapurthala and participated in the Jalsa Seeratun Nabi (a function held to highlight the noble features of the life and works of the founder of Islam) and another in Qasur. The emphasis during the tour of this team was on holding educational and tablighi meetings in order to explain and highlight the aims and objects of the mission of the Promised Messiah as. In May the same year, Anjuman-i-Ahmadiyya , Ferozepur, held a conference. Again, a powerful team was deputed consisting of Sahibzada Hadhrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad, Khawaja Kamal-ud-Din, Haafiz Ghulam Rasool Sahib Wazirabadi, Khan Sahib Munshi Farzand Ali, Sheikh Muhammad Yusuf and Dr. Mirza Yaqoob Baig. The members of the team delivered a number of lectures. Towards the end of 1909, Hadhrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq ra , editor of Al-Badr , undertook a lengthy tablighi tour and branches of Anjuman-i-Ahmadiyya were set up all over the country. During