Fazl-e-Umar — Page 382
Fazle Umar 382 “Mirza Nasir Ahmad sahib, Rabwah! I am grieved to learn of the sad demise of Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad. May his soul rest in peace and God grant you and members of your family and his followers courage to bear this loss. Mohammad Ayub Khan. ” Condolence message received from Mr. Malik Ameer Mohammad Khan, Gov- ernor of West Pakistan, read: “Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Rabwah. Deeply grieved to learn of the sad news of your revered father Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad. Please accept yourself and convey to other members of the family and the Ahmadiyya Community my heartfelt condolences and sympathies in this great loss. May the departed soul rest in peace. Malik Ameer Mohammad Khan, Governor West Pakistan. ” A large number of newspapers carried obituaries with the news of his demise. The Morning News, Karachi, wrote in its 9 November, 1965 issue: “Mirza Mahmud Ahmad was born in January 1889 in Qadian, which was the headquarters of the Community before partition of India and Pakistan. He has left behind 13 sons, 9 daughters, more than 3 million followers and a network of Ahmadiyya missions all over the world. He was the eldest son of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Community. After Maulvi Nooruddin, he became the second Khalifa of the Community in 1914. After becoming the Khalifa he spent his entire life in constant and tireless struggle to spread Islam all over the world and in Africa, Europe and America in particular. He visited Europe twice so that local conditions could be analysed and propagation of Islam in Western countries could be expanded. During his tenure, 92 new missions were established in foreign countries where 162 missionaries are propagating Islam. These missions are working with full vigour and spirit of dedication and therefore are very effective in changing the false notions about Islam into truth.