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Khilafat Centenar By the grace of God Almighty, as a result of this scheme, mosques VlQF WISDOM C It is erroneous to think that any human being or scheme ~ can thwart the selection by Allah of a person to do His. . . . . . work, because it is Allah who is the Giver. Where else but were constructed in Berg, Oslo, Norway and Spain and five new centers were opened in the UK. Besides these, several administrative buildings, guest houses and mosques were built in Rabwah. These included the following: Masjid 'Aqsa, Qasr-e- Khilafat (Darns Salam Al-Nusrat), Private Secretary's Office, Fazl-e- Umar Foundation Office, Khilafat 0 from His doorstep can you get anything? Allah says in the Qur'. an (remember this, especially the new generation) that > elections takes place, but the Khalifa is appointed by Allah. > Hadhrat K. halifatul Masih 111ra Friday Sermon, August 25, 1978, London encouraged students to pursue higher education and established various awards to be given to outstanding students. An important aspect of this scheme was the award of gold medals to students achieving the top three positions in various University programs. Forty- eight medals were given under this program to both male and female students who achieved top positions. Six such award ceremonies were held during the life of Khalifatul Masih III ra. Huzur 'a sent personally signed books to other high achieving students,. Centenary Jubilee Scheme: On the last day of Jalsa Salana (annual convention) of December 28, 1973, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih III ra announced this grand scheme not only to mark the 100 years of existence of Ahmadiyya Muslimjama'at on March 23, 1989, but also to plan an intensive program to be undertaken during the next century for spreading Islam. For the success of this program, Huzur ra asked members of thejama'at to follow a spiritual program which included fasting once a month, offering two Nafl (voluntary prayers) prayer daily, invoking Durud (blessings of Allah) upon the Holy Prophet5 aw , reciting Surah Al-Fatihah seven times daily and reciting certain other prayers at least eleven times daily until the completion of the first century of Ahmadiyyat in 1989. Under this scheme, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih rn ra initiated a fund-raising program to collect Rupees 25 million in sixteen years (1974-1989) to expand projects of foreign missions, to fund translations of the Holy Qur'an, and to install printing presses and broadcasting systems. During his Khilafat, more than rupees 100 million were collected. Librar y, Guest Houses (Sara-e- Fazle Umar, Sara-e-Muhabbat #1, Sara-e- Muhabbat #2, Guest House Ansarullah Guest ' House Khuddamul Ahmadiyya and Guest Houses for ladies and for men for use at the occasion ofJ alsa Salana), and Ahmadiyya Book Depot. On March 23, 1982 he laid foundation of the Ahmadiyya Centenary Office, which was the last foundation ceremony he performed. He carried out the opening ceremony of Masjid Aqsa, Rabwah on March 31, 1972. One hundred and twenty-two mosques and twenty-six other buildings were constructed in Pakistan. Outside Pakistan, 425 Mosques were constructed in America, Canada, Europe and Africa. Prophecies of the Promised Messiah (as) Fulfilled During the Third Khilafat With the award of the Nobel Prize in Physics to Professor Dr. Abdus Salam in 1979, the following prophecy of the Promised Messiah as was fulfilled: "Members of my community will excel so greatly in knowledge and understanding that, with the light of truth and with powerful reasoning, they will render the others speechless. " Tajalliyyat - e-Ilahiyya There is a prophecy of the Promised Messiah as : I shall bless you so much that Kings will look for blessings from your garments. Barkatud Du'a, p 30 This prophecy was fulfilled on the occasion of the independence of Gambia, when the President of