Tasnif Style Guide

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EXHIBIT 6 HADRAT KHALIFATUL-MASĪḤ V Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masiḥ Vaba, is the supreme Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He is the Fifth Khalifah of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian. Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad was born on 15 September 1950 in Rabwah, Pakistan to Mirza Mansoor Ahmad and Nasirah Begum Ahmad. Upon completing his Master's Degree in Agricultural Economics in 1977 from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, he formally dedicated his life to the ser- vice of Islam. He was sent to Ghana in 1977 where he is credited with successfully growing wheat on Ghanaian soil for the first time in the nation's history. He also served as the Principal of an Ahmadiyya Muslim school for several years. In 1985 he returned to Pakistan to serve the next 18 years in various capacities at the Headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Rabwah. Elected to the lifelong position of Khalifah (Caliph) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on 22 April 2003, His Holiness is the spiritual guide for tens of millions of members spanning across the globe in more than 200 countries. Since his election, His Holiness has launched worldwide campaigns to promote the true and peaceful teachings of Islam, service to humanity and pat- riotism to one's country of residence. Scores of schools, hospitals,