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− CENTENARY JUBILEE SCHEME On the last day of Jalsa Salana 1973 (December 28, 1973), Hadrat − − ± ± Khalifatul Masih III announced this grand scheme, not only to mark the rh − − ± 100 years of existence of Ahmadiyya Muslim on March 23, 1989, Jama'at ± − but also to plan an intensive program to be undertaken during the next century for spreading Islam. − Under this scheme, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih III appealed to raise rh ± ± − − ± a fund of 25 million rupees in sixteen years (1974-1989) to expand projects of foreign missions and translations of the Holy Qur’an, and to − install printing presses and broadcasting systems. By the grace of God Almighty, from more than fifty-four Jama'at − countries paticipated in this grand scheme, which in addition to other projects, resulted in the construction of a mosque in Berg, Sweden and another in Oslo, Norway. Also, five new centers were opened in Jama'at − the UK. (Basics of Religious Knowledge, Third Edition, Sheikh Abdul Hadi, p241) BUYUTUL HAMD SCHEME − ± On returning from Spain, after performing opening ceremony of the first mosque built in Spain at Pedro Abad in the last 700 years, Hadrat − ± ± Khalifatul Masih IV on October 24, 1982, in his Friday sermon delivered aba − − ± at in Rabwah, announced the Scheme as Aqsa Mosque Buyutul Hamd ± − − ± follows: "In this regard Scheme God Almighty has inspired (Buyutul Hamd ) − ± me to start a project which I am going to announce at this occasion. The project is that to offer thanks for building a House of God at Pedro Abad, − Spain we should concentrate towards building houses for the poor. This 381