Khalifatul-Masih IV — Page 10
hazrat rta 10 Ahmadiyya—the religious school of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—and in 1953, graduated with distinction. The topic of his thesis for his final year was Prophethood in the Ummah. This thesis remains in Jami‘ah Ahmadiyya Rabwah. In 1954 an enemy of the Jama’at attacked his respected father, Hazrat Musleh Mau’ood ra , stabbing him in the neck with a knife while he was leading the Prayer at the mosque. The wound from this attack was very serious and Hazrat Musleh Mau’ood ra had to depart to England for treatment. The entourage accompanying him also included Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad rta. Whilst in England, it was decided that he would remain in the country for higher education. Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad rta gained admission into the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. Here he was able to meet and make friends with people from different cul- tures and backgrounds, from which he derived great benefit. He also acquired expertise in the English language and was able to navigate formal English skilfully. In 1957 when he returned from London and arrived at Karachi, he was dressed in trousers and a coat. A friend suggested that he dress in traditional clothes like shalwar-kameez and achken lest people say that