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− His body was brought from Lahore to Qadian, and his funeral prayer was led by Hadrat Maulana Nuruddin , who later on became the ra ± ± − − − first Caliph of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. as − Promised Messiah and Mahdi left behind him a community of as − thousands, which has now swelled to millions worldwide and is carrying on with his mission. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Editor , Amritsar, India Akhbar 'Vakeel' − − − − commenting editorially, wrote the following at the demise of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. as − " That person, a very great person whose pen had a magic in it and a tongue which spell-bound its hearers; that person whose brain was a combination of wonders, whose eye-sight was far reaching and whose voice was like a resurrection and whose fingers entwined in the wires of spiritual revolution, with fists like two well charged batteries; that person who for thirty years was like a spiritual earthquake and storm in the world of religion; and that person who, like a trumpet on the Last Day awakened those who were lost in the slumber of worldly life. . . . has passed away peacefully. The demise of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is not such that a lesson − − ± should not be learnt from it. . . . . Such people who bring a revolution into the intellectual and religious world do not appear in the world often. Such worthy historical revolutionary figures rarely come on the world scene, and when they are deputed they bring about a memorable revolution in the world. . . . . Whereas the greatness of Mirza Saheb is recognized, there being − serious differences in terms of certain claims and beliefs, his passing away has reminded the educated and the elite Muslims that a great man from among us has forever left this world. And with him the outstanding defense of Islam against the opponents, which was linked with his person, − has come to an end. . . . . His peculiarity wherein he fulfilled the duty of a victorious General of Islam against its enemies compels us to openly − recognize his services for Islam. . . . . Mirza Saheb's literature produced − − against Christians and Aryas has received general approval and acceptance, − 228