Mosques around the World — Page 120
ملة المياة 120. Bait-ul-Anwar Mosque in Indonesia. ANKERSWERS من الخ. Members of the Indonesian Jama'at in front of the Nasar Mosque. Th is. The story of the establishment of the first Ahmadiyya. Mission in Indonesia interesting. It revolves around two students, Abu Bakar Ayub and Ahmed Nooruddin, both from West Sumatra and graduates from Thawalib. They were sent to India rather than to. Egypt, as originally planned, for theological studies by their. Diniyat School teacher. It was in. Lucknow, India, that they alongwith a third gentleman from. Sumatra, were introduced to the teachings of the Founder of the. Ahmadiyya Community. They were so moved by his writings that they decided to visit Qadian. . This was in 1923, a year after they reached Lucknow. In. Qadian they met Hazrat. Khalifatul Masih IIra who permitted them to join the. Madressah Ahmadiyya for engaging in theological studies. . They were soon followed by 19 more Indonesian members. . In 1924 when Hazrat. Khalifatul Masih IIra returned to. Qadian after his European visit the Indonesian students present in Qadian requested him to take a similar journey to the East, particularly Indonesia. As a visit then was not feasible he, as compensation, promised that he would post a Missionary in. Indonesia. Consequently the first. Ahmadiyya Missionary was appointed in the person of. Maulana Rehmat Ali. reached Indonesia in 1925. . Mahmood Ahmed Cheema,. Missionary-in-Charge, Indonesia. He. Ahmadiyya Muslim Association USA: 1994 Souven