Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 163
LAST DAYS I have never seen anything like the Quran. Indeed, this is God's Book-the rest I leave to God. 163 He also sent a message to his daughter, Amatul- Hayee, that after his death, she should ask Hazrat I to teach the Holy Quran to the women just as he had done. About 26 hours later—that is, on the second day-after Asr Prayers, the Ahmadiyya Jama'at elected Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Deen Mahmud Ahmadra as the second Khalifah. This election took place in the Noor Mosque. Before the election, the will of Hazrat ra was read out before the 2,000 people gathered there. After the Bai'at, Prayers were offered. Then Hazrat I ra stood up and delivered a heartfelt speech. He said: I am a weak-indeed, a very weak person-but I hope from God that as He has made me the Khalifah, He will also give me the