Khalifatul-Masih III - Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad — Page 16
Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih III rta 16 from 1944 to 1947. After the division of the subcontinent and migration to Pakistan, he re-established the college in Lahore in a derelict building. Under the instructions of Hazrat Khalifatul- Masih II ra classes used to take place in the open upon mats laid out on the ground. Within a short time it began to be counted among the best colleges in Lahore. At the time, Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad rta was residing in Lahore. In 1953, Martial Law was imposed on the country and both Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad rta and Hazrat Mirza Sharif Ahmad ra were wrongfully arrested and sent to jail. Due to the prayers of the Khalifah and the entire Community and by Allah’s Mercy, they were released after a few months. Hazrat Musleh Mauood ra instructed Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad rta to obtain a new building constructed in Rabwah, the new centre of the Community, and to shift the college there. Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad rta complied immediately with the instruction and had the college campus constructed with limited financial resources under his own supervision and bearing the hardships of the intensely hot weather. Hence, the college was moved from Lahore to Rabwah in 1954. He continued as the Principal of the college until 1965. Due to his selfless efforts, prayers and wisdom this college which was situated in such a desolate place like Rabwah, began to be counted