Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 129
Hakeem Sahib's Election As First Caliph 129 had a large dining-hall. Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I also gave a handsome donation for this hostel. In 1912, the expansion work of Ta ‘ lim-ul-Islam High School was undertaken. Fifty thousand rupees were spent on the new building. In the beginning, it had sixteen rooms and a science room, and with the expansion, the school then had a second storey. This educational institution had a unique status and position among the educational institutions in India. Expansion of Masjid Aqsa As the Annual Jalsa of 1910 approached, the expansion of Masjid Aqsa was undertaken. Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra himself took part in the expansion work of the mosque, which prompted other Ahmadis also to join and show a great deal of enthusiasm in its expansion. Work was completed just in time for the Jalsa. Launching of Newspapers In the time of the Promised Messiah , there were four journals, Al-Hakam , Al-Badr , Review of Religions (English) and another magazine for children. In the time of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra , Al-Haq was started under the editorial direction of Mir Qasim Ali from Delhi in 1910. In order to take the message of Ahmadiyyat to the Sikhs and Aryas, Al- Noor was published by Sardar Muhammad Yusuf. Mir Qasim Ali published one magazine under the name of Ahmadi , and another under the name and title of Ahmadi Khatoon , which was brought out in 1912 by Sheikh Yaqoob Ali Irfani. In 1912, Al-Badr started a supplement under the name of Kalaam-i-Amir , which carried the text of the Dars-i- Qur'an , and other assertions of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra. In the same year, another supplement to Al-Badr was added, the Arabic News , under the editorial direction of Abdul Hayee Arab. Finally, Sahibzada Hadhrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud