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x mosques, and schools. He consolidated and formalized the system of financial contributions of the Community, and initiated the annual campaigns of Ta h r i k-e-Jad i d in 1934 and Waqf-e-Jad i d in 1957, considerably expanding Ahmadi missionary activity globally. He was an active political figure especially in India prior to its independence. He was also one of the founding members and the first president of the All-India Kashmir Committee set up for the establishment of the civil rights of Kashmiri Muslims. Hadrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Deen Mahmood Ahmad ra was an avid scholar and a prolific author, who spoke and wrote exten- sively in defence of Islam. A twenty-six volume compilation of his works called Anw a rul-‘Ul u m contains over 800 writings and lectures (excluding several thousand sermons). His Tafs i r-e- Kab i r —ten-volume commentary of the Holy Quran—is revered as a treasure trove to this very day. Likewise, he was an orator of unmatched eloquence, captivating his audiences for hours on end. Hadrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Deen Mahmood Ahmad ra gave the Jam a ‘at its current organizational and administrative structure, for- mally establishing the Majlis ash-Shura (Consultative Council). He established the auxiliary organisations for men, women, and children. His many momentous achievements include the estab- lishment of the Electoral College for the election of Khal i fatul- Mas ih , and the establishment of the Community’s headquarters in Rabwah, Pakistan after the partition of British India in 1947. He passed away on 8 November 1965 in Rabwah, Pakistan, and was succeeded by Hadrat Mirza N as ir Ahmad as Khal i fatul- Mas ih III rta.