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− Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra (1889-1965) ± ± − − ± (Period of Khilafat: March 14, 1914-November 8, 1965) − One of the prophecies revealed to the Promised Messiah and Mahdi by God Almighty was that He would bestow on him a son who as − would be a sign of Allah's Mercy, Power, Grace and Beneficence, and − through whom the message of Islam and Ahmadiyyat would be carried to − ± the ends of the earth. The prophecy was fulfilled in the person of Hadrat ± ± Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad , who at the demise of Khalifatul ra − − − ± − ± − Masih I , became the second successor of the Promised Messiah and ra − ± Mahdi at the young age of 25 years old. Therefore, he was also known as as − Hadrat Musleh Ma‘ud, the Promised Reformer. ± ± ± ± − He got his primary education in a school in Qadian and then in the Ta‘limul Islam High School when it started in 1898. He could not do well − − in his studies due to his persistent ill-health. His academic carrier came to an end in March 1905, when he failed the Matriculation examination. He started learning the translation of the Holy Qur’an and the − Ahadith from Hadrat Maulvi Nuruddin. Moreover, he began his ra − − ± ± − − − independent study of religion, history, literature and various other subjects. He developed into a great scholar and an eloquent speaker. Thus the following prophecy of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi regarding as − Hadrat Musleh Ma‘ud was clearly fulfilled in his person: ± ± ± ± −. . . He will be extremely intelligent and understanding and will be meek of the heart and will be filled with secular and spiritual knowledge. Surah Fatihah In 1907, an angel taught him the commentary of the , − − ± the first chapter of the Holy Qur’an. From then onward, he was gifted with − an unusual knowledge of the commentary of the Holy Qur’an. − In February 1911, he founded. In 1912, he Anjuman Ansarullah ± − − performed pilgrimage to Mecca. In 1913, he started the publication of the newspaper,. Al-Fadl ± 306