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HAZRAT MAULANA JALAL-UD-DIN SHAMS RA 95 Washington, Dayton, Gold Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Nairobi, Indonesia, etc. and schools were also established. For details see, Tehrike-Jadid kei Bairooni Mission [The Foreign Missions of Tahrike-Jadeed]. Sixth, just as Hazrat Umar ra instituted the Hijri calendar 109 , similarly, Hazrat Fazl-e-Umar, Khalifatul-Masih II aba created the Hijri-Shamsi calendar *. Seventh, just as in the days of Hazrat Umar ra agriculture expanded by populating new lands, new towns and villages 110 similarly, Hazrat Fazl-e-Umar aba , during the days of his Khilafat, by populating new lands in Sindh, founded new villages and towns. Moreover, through the income generated from these, the work of preaching Islam and publishing the translations of the Holy Qur’an is speedily progressing. Eighth, a non-Muslim opponent attacked Hazrat Umar ra in the central Mosque of the holy city of Medina, on a Wednesday, with a sharp dagger 111. The attacker was caught and received what he deserved. In the same way a non-Ahmadi attacked Hazrat Fazl-e- Umar aba in the central Mosque of Rabwah, on a Wednesday, with a sharp dagger. He was caught and handed a sentence by the court. Ninth, just as Hazrat Umar ra , in order to strengthen the system of Islam established various institutions, departments and offices such as the Baitul-Maal [Treasury], Iftaa [department of Jurisprudence], Qazaa [Board of Arbitration], etc. 112 and prescribed salaries for officials 113 similarly, Hazrat Musleh Mauood aba established various * A calendar introduced by Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II ra in 1940 which is based upon solar movement. The beginning point is the migration of the Holy Prophet s as. This calendar is different to the standard Hijri calendar which is based upon lunar movement. [Translator]