A glimpse into the Life of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III — Page 23
HAZRAT MIRZA NASIR AHMAD KHALIFATUL MASIH Ill In Talmud, there is a passage which indicates that on the death of the Messiah his spiritual kingdom will pass to his son and grandson. Again in his book Haquiqatul Wahi the Promised Messiah thanks God for the gift of four sons and the birth of a grandson at a later date. The much awaited prophecy was fulfilled when Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad was presented with a son on 16th November, 1909. He was named Nasir Ahmad. The grandson mentioned in the prophecy is none other than the present head of the Ahmadiyya Com- munity. Hazrat Hafiz Mirza Nasir Ahmad succeeded as the Third Caliph in the year 1965. Since then, he has expanded the Missioll!ary activities of the Community tremendoll!Sly. The Fazle Omar Foudation, The Nusrat Jehan Leap For· ward Programme, The Ahmadiyya Centenary Jubilee Fund, only to name a few, are the high-lights of the achi,evements of Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih III. His golden achievement is the guidance he offered to the Community during the anti-Ahmadiyya crisis of 1974 in Pakistan.