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281 281 281 281 281 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION 7. 7 7. 7 7. 7 7. 7 7. 7 P P P P P ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED M M M M M E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H AS AS AS AS AS A N D A N D A N D A N D A N D S S S S S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S — K — K — K — K — K HALIF HALIF HALIF HALIF HALIFA A A A AT U L T U L T U L T U L T U L M M M M M A S I H A S I H A S I H A S I H A S I H V V V V V Hadr Hadr Hadr Hadr Hadra a a a at Mirza Masr t Mirza Masr t Mirza Masr t Mirza Masr t Mirza Masroor oor oor oor oor Ahmad Ahmad Ahmad Ahmad Ahmad aa aa aa aa aa Khalifatul Masih V Period of Khilafat: April 22, 2003 to Present His Birth (Sept. 15, 1950) Early Life and Education Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as The Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V aa was born in Rabwah, Pakistan on September 15, 1950. He is the son of Hadrat Mirza Mansoor Ahmad and Hadrat Sayeda Nasira Begum Sahiba. He is also the great grandson of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, the Promised Messiah as , and the grandson of Hadrat Mirza Sharif Ahmad ra , the youngest son of the Promised Messiah as. Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aa is also the maternal grandson of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II ra. This is all illustrated by the following family tree: Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aa completed his primary education at Ta‘limul-Islam High School, Rabwah, and obtained a B. A. degree from Ta‘limul-Islam College, which is also located in Rabwah. In 1976, he earned a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the Agriculture University, Faisalabad, Pakistan. He was married on January 31, 1977 to Syeda Amatul Sabooh Begum Sahiba, daughter of Begum Sahibzadi Amatul Hakeem and Syed Daud Muzaffar Shah Sahib. He is blessed with a daughter, Amatul Waris (who is married to Mukaram Fateh Ahmad Dahiri of Nawabshah), and a son, Sahibzada Mirza Waqas Ahmad. Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as The Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi Hadrat Mirza Mansoor Ahmad Hadrat Mirza Sharif Ahmad ra Other children of the Promised Messiah as Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad Khalifatul Masih V aa Hadrat Sayeda Nasira Begum Sahiba Hadrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih II ra