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− Hadrat Khalifatul Masih III (1909-1982) rh ± ± − − ± (Period of Khilafat: November 8, 1965-June 9, 1982) − Hadrat as of the Promised Mirza N ir Ahmad , the third rh Khalifah ± ± − − ± ± − Messiah and Mahdi as was born on November 16, 1909. His birth was − foretold by God Almighty in a revelation to the Promised Messiah and Mahdi : as − I shall give you a boy who will be your grandson. (Haqiqatul Wahi, p. 95) ± − − Hadrat a as became at the age of thirteen, Mirz N ir Ahmad rh Hafiz ± ± − − ± − ± when he completed the memorization of the Holy Qur’an. In July 1929, he − obtained the degree of (Religious Scholar), from the Punjab Maulvi Fadil − − ± University. In 1934, he graduated from Government College, Lahore. He married in August 1934. One month later he left Qadian for England for higher studies. In November 1938, he came back to Qadian after obtaining his Masters degree from Oxford University. Soon after his return from higher studies, Hadrat a as started serving, Mirz N ir Ahmad rh ± ± − − ± first as Professor, and then, from 1939 to 1944, as Principal of Jami‘a − Ahmadiyya, Qadian. From May 1944 to November 1965 (i. e. up to his ± election as , he served as Principal Ta‘limul Islam College, Khalifah − − − Rabwah. He also served as from 1939 Sadr Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya ± − ± to 1949. From the year 1949, when himself Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra ± ± − − ± took hold of as its President, Hadrat a Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Mirz − ± ± ± − N ir Ahmad as acted as up to November 1954. The same year rh Na’ib Sadr − ± − ± he was appointed From Sadr Majlis Ansarullah. June 1948 to June 1950, ± ± − − he played an important role in the Furqan Force Battalion, An Ahmadi − ± − volunteer force, put at the disposal of Government of Pakistan, for the 310