Khalifatul-Masih III - Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad — Page 57
Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad 57 guaranteed (for all). This amounted to a revolution in the history of Spain. Hence when the promised time arrived, within a short period of ten years, the government granted permission and place for a mosque and a mission house near Cordoba. Huzoor rta named this mosque: Basharat Mosque. On 9 October 1980 he laid the foundation stone of this mosque in Pedroabad with his own blessed hands, reciting prayers of Prophet Abraham as and led the Friday prayers on 10 October 1980. A journalist enquired of him, “Is it true that this is the first mosque being built in Spain after seven hundred years?” Huzoor rta replied, “It is certainly true. Tell me if any other mosque has been built during this time!” 40 Construction of this mosque was completed during his lifetime and a programme for its inauguration was set for 10 September 1982. In May of 1982, Huzoor rta travelled to Islamabad, Pakistan to procure visas for himself and his entourage. While there, he suffered a heart attack on 26 May. He grew very sick and did not recover from this illness. God’s wise reasons are kept hidden. Huzoor rta passed away on 9 June 1982 in Islamabad. Basharat Mosque was inaugurated in accordance with the earlier programme on 10 September 1982 by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul- Masih IV rta. The construction of Basharat Mosque, Pedroabad,