New York USA Souvenir 1989 — Page 8
HAZRAT MIRZA BASHIR UDDIN MAHMOOD AHMAD Khalifatul Masih II Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad was born on January 12, 1889 at Qadian. He was the Promised Son whose birth had been foretold and prophecied by the Promised Messiah under divine guidance. He was educated at Qadian and he learnt the Holy Quran and other books on Islam from Hazrat Maulvi Nuruddin, the first Khalifa. Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad was elected the second Khalifa on March 14, 1914 at the tender age of 25 years after the death of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih I. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II, who was also called the 'Musleh-e- Maood,' meaning the Promised Reformer, was blessed with the qualities of great leadership and wise judgment. Through his ex- traordinary abilities he organised the Movement in such a man- ner that it spread out of the sub-continent to several countries of the world at a very rapid pace. After the establishment of Pakistan he moved the Community's H. Q. from Qadian to Lahore and later to Rabwah, the town he founded and which is now the International Headquarter of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Movement. Under his able leadership the Movement progressed rapidly in East and West Africa, Indonesia, Europe and North America. After more than 51 years of splendid leadership he breathed his last on November 8, 1965 and was buried in Rabwah. May Allah be pleased with him. 8