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115 whom the message of Islam and Ahmadiyyat would be carried to the ends of the earth. This prophecy was fulfilled in the person of Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad, his eldest son, who became the second Khalifa in 1914 at the age of 25. He was also kno wn as Hazrat Musleh Mauood, the Promised Son. His achievements as Khalifa for 52 years are too numerous to mention here, but one of his most important accomplishments was the organization and establishment of foreign missions around the world, including the United States in 1920. He established Tahrike Jadid and Waqfe Jadid Schemes to fund that missionary work, and the Jamia Ahmadiyya School to train missionaries. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II organized the administrative body, the Sadr Anjuman, of the Jamaat into various departments and created auxiliary organizations for men, women and children. Several publications were begun under his guidance and he himself wrote numerous books. Through Divine guidance, he wrote a 10 - volume commentary on the Holy Qur’an in Urdu, known as Tafsir - e - Kabir, and also wrote a short commentary, the Tafsir - e - Saghir. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II was also a great orator, and many of his speech es would continue for hours. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III Upon the death of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II, Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad was elected to be the third Khalifa in 1965. The eldest son of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II, he was highly educated, having obtained his Master’s Degree at Oxford University. He was well versed in religious knowledge, having memorized the