Life of Ahmad — Page 813
as QADIAN IN 1901 813 The president of the executive committee of the school was Maulaw i N u r-ud-D i n ra and the General Secretary was M. Muhammad Ali. The Head Master was M. Sher Ali ra and the second master was Mufti Muhammad Sa diq ra. The classes had not all got rooms and the boys sat in the open space near one another. The school remained closed for three days on the death of Queen Victoria as a sign of mourning and Ahmad as sent two telegrams (January 24th, 1901) of condolence to the Lieut. Governor of the Punjab and the Viceroy. But on February 23rd, 1901, it was closed for a day on the completion of the I‘j a zul Mas ih as a sign of thanksgiving and rejoicing. It sent up three students to the Middle Examination in 1900 and all passed, while the A rya school patronised by Buddha Mal sent up 10 and only one was successful. In 1901 there were nine candidates and of them seven passed. A special sermon was preached in the school for the benefit of students every Monday. On January 15th, 1901, Ahmad as issued an Ishtih a r in which he declared his intention to start a monthly magazine in English to convey to the English-knowing peoples of the world the spiritual truth as revealed to him. Its primary object was stated to be the publishing of his own articles in support of Islam. It was to be edited by Maulaw i Muhammad Ali, M. A. , and Khw a ja Kam a l-ud-D i n B. A. , LL. B. To discuss the financial aspect of this proposition