Souvenir on 50th Jalsa Salana USA — Page 61
1933 Hadlzrat C h aud he ry Muhammad Zafrul lah Khan (RA) visits USA to address the "World Faiths Congress" in Chicago. 1948 The first Annual Convention is held in Dayton on September 5. The first e l ection of the National Executives is held during the Annual Convention. 1949 The first messa ge of Hadhrat Khalifatul Ma sih 11, Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad ( RA) , is received at the Second Annual Convention. 1950 The first m osq ue in the nation 's capital is es tabli shed at 2 141 Leroy Pl ace , Wa shi ngton, DC. Hadlzrat Khalifatul Masih II (RA ) name s it the American Fazl Mo sque. It se rves as the Headquarter s of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA from I 950 to 1994. 1954 Islam is repre se nted by Dr. Khalil A. Nasir in the World Conference on Reli gio ns (Shimizu City, Japan) and in the World Counci l of Churc hes (Evans t on, Illinoi s. ) 1959 Islam is repre se nted by Hadhrat C h audhry Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ( RA ) and Dr. Khalil A. Nasir at the World Religions Conference in Dalla s, TX and is attended by world-known leader s suc h as the Prince of the Nether l ands and His Excellency U Nu, the Prime Minister of Burma. 1961 The Vakil -ut-Tabsh ir, Sahibzada Mir za Mubarik Ahmad, tours USA. 1965 The first mo sque in a traditiona l Isl amic design is completed in Dayton , Ohio. Br. Wali and Sr. Lateefa K aree m donate a pl ot; mi ss ionary Major Abdul Hamid super- vizes the construction of the mosque. 1972 Th e first Majlis -e- Shura is held during the Annua l Convention, in September, in Lake Forest , Illinoi s. 1973 Th e fir st delegation of 16 member s vis it s R abwa h and Qadian under the l eaders hip of Dr. Mu zaffa r Ahmad Zafr. 1976 Th e fir st visit of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih Ill, Mirza Nasir Ahmad ( RT ), to USA (July 25 to Aug ust 1 5).