Some Prophecies of Hazrat Ahmad - A Critical Study — Page 62
This is but the tip of the iceberg. Hadhrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud. Ahmadra was applauded for his exceptional capabilities and outstanding achievements by friends and foes alike. We shall, however, end this chapter with the following quote by the former editor of the Civil and. Military Gazette, Maulana Yakub Khan, who, on the demise of Hadhrat. Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmadra, stated: 'A GREAT NATION BUILDER 'The death of Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad, Head of the. Ahmadiyya Movement, (Rabwah) rang the curtain down on a most eventful career, packed with a multitude of far reaching enterprises. . A man of versatile genius and dynamic personality, there was hardly any sphere of contemporary thought and life during the past half century, from religious scholarship to missionary organisation, even political leadership, on which the deceased did not leave a deep imprint. A whole network of Islamic missions and mosques scattered over the world, the deep penetration of Islamic preaching in Africa, displacing the long entranched Christian missions, are a standing monument to the deceased's imaginative planning, organisational capacity and unflagging drive. There has hardly been a leader of men in recent times who commanded such deep devotion from his followers, not only when alive, but also after death, when 60,000 people rushed from all parts of the country to pay their last homage to their departed leader. In the story of the Ahmadiyya. Movement the Mirza Sahib's name will go down as a great nation. Builder, who built up a well-knit community in the face of heavy odds, making it a force to be counted with. " $23 23. Light, Lahore: 16th November, 1965. 62