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283 283 283 283 283 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 R O M I S E D R O M I S E D R O M I S E D R O M I S E D R O M I S E D 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 H A L I F H A L I F H A L I F H A L I F H A L I FA 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 positions in Majlis Ansarullah, Pakistan. In 1999, Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aa had the honour of becoming a ‘prisoner in the name of Allah’ in Rabwah: He and another Ahmadi Muslim, Col. Ayaz Mahmood, were arrested on the false charges of ‘Blasphemy’ and ‘Disturbance of Public Order’, as part of the growing wave of persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan. He was imprisoned on 30th April, 1999 and freed on 10th May the same year. Following the demise of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV rh on April 19, 2003, the Majlis Intikhab-e Khilafat (the Electoral College) met at Fadl Mosque, London, UK, on April 22, 2003, whereupon Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aa was elected as Khalifatul Masih V (Fifth Successor to the Promised Messiah as ). It was the first time in the history of the Jama’at that the election of a Khalifa was held outside of the Indo-Pakistan sub-continent and Ahmadi Muslims from around the world, as well as others, could follow the proceedings surrounding the election LIVE on MTA International. After the election, Huzur aa delivered his first address requesting the Jama`at to focus on prayers. Then, the members of the Electoral College as well as thousands of other Ahmadis waiting outside the Fadl Mosque, had the privilege of taking the Pledge of Initiation ( Bai`at ) at the blessed hand of Hadrat Amirul Mo’mineen, Khalifatul Masih V aa. On April 23, 2003, Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V aa led the funeral prayer of Hadrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV rh at Islamabad, Tilford, UK, and delivered his Second Address (see pg. 362) to more than 40,000 people who had gathered from all over the world for the funeral service and the collective Bai`at. Thus, by the grace of Almighty Allah, and according to the prophecy of the Promised Messiah as regarding the Second Manifestation of Allah, was fulfilled once again with full glory, and our state of fear was changed to a state of peace. Huzur aa delivered the first Friday sermon of his Khilafat on April 25, 2003 on the topic of the Divine attribute of Al-Mujeeb (‘The Answerer of Prayer’). He described how, in answer to the prayers of the Promised Messiah as , our Merciful and Gracious God had bestowed on us the ‘Second Manifestation’ and changed our condition of fear (after the demise of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV rh ) to a condition of peace. His Election as Khalifatul Masih V and First Address (April 22, 2003) First Friday Sermon (April 25, 2003) Landmarks of 5 th Khilafat upto May 2008 Second Address (April 23, 2003)