Fazle Umar
The disturbances of 1953 The first grave crisis encountered by the Movement was the death of its Holy Founder on 26 May 1908. By the Grace and Mercy of Allah, the Movement negotiated it successfully through the unanimous election of Hadhrat Maulvi Nooruddin sahib as Khalifatul Masih I. An even graver crisis arose in March 1914 on the death of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I [ra]. For a while it threatened to rip the Community apart right down its middle. Again, by the Grace and Mercy of Allah, it was surmounted by the wisdom, sagacity, tact, foresight and prayers of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II [ra]. Sir Herbert Emerson and the Ahrar combined to confront the Movement with a third crisis twenty years later, in the autumn of 1934. The Grace and Mercy of Allah again came to the rescue of the Movement, and the blessed initiation of Tehrike Jadeed opened the way for further and faster progress of the Movement. Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] used all the means at his disposal to fight for the creation of Pakistan, a stance contrary to most of the other religious communities. Both after the creation of Pakistan and historically [before Pakistan] it is a fact that no other Islamic movement or religious movement has put forward such wonderful efforts as the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the history of the Kashmir Liberation Movement. Besides, such was the exalted station of Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] that no one could equal or surpass him with respect to the way he organised his Community, the coordinated expansion of its missionary work, his moral and spiritual upbringing of the Community and his knowledge and deep insight of the Holy Qur’an. The success of the Community particularly in these areas and the removal of all obstacles, thereby demonstrating God’s help and support for the Community, were enough to perplex its enemies. Hence, to try and reinstate their lost goodwill they
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