Fazl-e-Umar — Page 304
Fazle Umar 304 “I shall say that which was said by the Holy Prophet [saw] on the occasion of the Battle of Uhud. ‘Allah alone is High and Honoured’” (Al-Fazl 25 December 1948) It was the wish of Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] that this institution would grow to be among the greatest colleges of the world. God Almighty heard his prayers and blessed this institution with great success according to his wishes. The professional scholars and preachers of this college proved to be successful in their proselytising, education and training efforts across the world. Moreover, to cope with the needs and requirements of an ever-expanding Community, 14 branches of the Jamia have now been established in countries all over the world. T H E T A ’ L I M U L I SL A M ( T. I. ) C OL L E G E A F T E R P A RT I T IO n I n L A HOR E Hadhrat Khalifatul-Masih II [ra] stayed in Rattan Bagh, Lahore, to supervise interests of the Community, as Lahore was the capital city and officials were easily approachable there. Most of the college staff had migrated to Pakistan, a few were directed to stay back, so as to protect college equipment from looting and destruction by the hands of refugees who were pouring into Qadian, and to supervise the safe evacuation of women and children to Pakistan. Muhammad Munir Khan Shami, a Ta’limul Islam College B. Sc. student, who was on guard duty, was martyred by a band of Sikh looters. Most of Hadhrat Khalifatul-Masih II’s [ra] time was consumed in solving problems concerning settlement issues of migrant families. However, despite his preoc- cupation, how keenly he was interested to get the college reopened is evident from the events that follow. College Principal Sahibzada Mirza Nasir Ahmad sahib, who stayed back in Qadian, was summoned to migrate and instructed to expedite efforts to find