{"id":2852,"date":"2024-09-21T00:46:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T00:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/?page_id=2852"},"modified":"2024-09-21T04:03:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T04:03:58","slug":"second-khilafat2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/?page_id=2852","title":{"rendered":"Second Khilafat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2852_60c978-a5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2852_60c978-a5 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2852_60c978-a5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 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.kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2852_2acc62-37 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2852_2acc62-37 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2852_2acc62-37 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2852_2acc62-37 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2852_3b389d-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2852_3b389d-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2852_3b389d-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2852_3b389d-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2852_3b389d-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2852_3b389d-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2852_3b389d-87{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2852_3b389d-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2852_3b389d-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2852_3b389d-87\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cc24acf9cd0ad861aff1491865a84ee6\">Second Khilafat<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2852_3b3380-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2852_3b3380-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2852_3b3380-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2852_3b3380-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2852_3b3380-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2852_3b3380-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2852_3b3380-4c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2852_3b3380-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2852_3b3380-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2852_3b3380-4c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-9667bfcea88944a3036edb9c61a3696c\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">From 1914-1919<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2852_c24cfa-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2852_c24cfa-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2852_c24cfa-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2852_c24cfa-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2852_c24cfa-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2852_c24cfa-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2852_c24cfa-72{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2852_c24cfa-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2852_c24cfa-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2852_c24cfa-72\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2852_72995a-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2852_72995a-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2852_72995a-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2852_72995a-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2852_72995a-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2852_72995a-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2852_72995a-87{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2852_72995a-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2852_72995a-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2852_72995a-87\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column2852_7194f4-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2852_7194f4-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2852_7194f4-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2852_7194f4-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2852_7194f4-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2852_7194f4-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2852_7194f4-32{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2852_7194f4-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2852_7194f4-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2852_7194f4-32\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline Cool-Content-Timeline\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-96abca29-f978-411f-b0bb-08922e4acb5d\"><style>.cool-timeline-block-96abca29-f978-411f-b0bb-08922e4acb5d .cool-vertical-timeline-body{--ctlb-date-color: #ffffff;--ctlb-heading-color: #000000;--ctlb-sub-heading-color: #000000;--ctlb-line-color: #b59a31;--ctlb-icon-bg: #cac7b9fc;--ctlb-story-border-color: #b59a31;--ctlb-middle-line-size: 4px;--ctlb-year-box-color: #b59a31;--ctlb-year-text-color: #ffffff;--ctlb-line-filling-color: #9ba2e8;--ctlb-media-border-color: #b59a31;}<\/style><div class=\"cool-vertical-timeline-body ctlb-wrapper both-sided left\" data-line-filling=\"true\" data-animation=\"fade\" data-year-nav=\"true\"><div class=\"ctlb-year-nav-wrapper\"><\/div><div class=\"ctlb-center-line-fill\"><\/div><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-list\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child\"><div class=\"ctlb-year-section\" id=\"ctlb-year-nav-fefb39c9-d5b6-459b-93d5-b2aebe33e342\"><div class=\"ctlb-year-label\"><span class=\"ctlb-year-text\">1910s<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>5\/6\/2019<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Khalifatul_Masih_II.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2097\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover;width:\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Khalifatul_Masih_II.jpg 220w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Khalifatul_Masih_II-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\"><strong>Khalifatul-Masih II<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad (1889-1965) was elected as Khalifatul-Masih II&nbsp;(1914-1965) (may Allah be pleased with him) in Qadian. He was twenty-five years of age at the time. The newly elected second caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community led the funeral prayers of Khalifatul-Masih I. The Khalifatul-Masih I was laid to rest in Bahishti Maqbarah, Qadian, on the right of the grave of the Promised Messiah, peace be on him.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>March 1914<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\">American Missionary Visits Qadian<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">A well-known American missionary came to Qadian soon after Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad became caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama&#8217;at. He asked Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II (may Allah be pleased with him) some important but tedious religious questions. Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II answered all the questions asked by the American missionary. (Tarikh Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 4, p. 163-4, Nizarat Nashr-o-Isha\u2018at Qadian, Print Well Amritsar, India).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alislam.org\/urdu\/pdf\/Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat-V04.pdf\">Read More<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>28 June 1914<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ww1-2187095_1280-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2099\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover;width:\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ww1-2187095_1280-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ww1-2187095_1280-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ww1-2187095_1280-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ww1-2187095_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\"><strong>World War I<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">World War I started. It was fought between two coalitions, the Allies (France, UK, Russia, Italy, Japan and the US) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria, Hungary and Ottoman Empire). (Wikipedia).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>15 August 1914<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\"><strong>Panama Canal Opens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Colombia, France, and later the United States controlled the territory surrounding the Panama Canal during its construction. France began work on the canal in 1881, but stopped because of engineering problems and a high worker mortality rate. The United States took over the project in 1904 and opened the canal on 15 August 1914. (Wikipedia)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>25 January 1915<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/alexander_graham_bell_phone_cc_img-1024x666.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/alexander_graham_bell_phone_cc_img-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/alexander_graham_bell_phone_cc_img-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/alexander_graham_bell_phone_cc_img-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/alexander_graham_bell_phone_cc_img.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alexander Graham Bell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\"><strong>First Long-Distance Telephone Service<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">First long-distance telephone service was demonstrated between New York and San Francisco, (Wikipedia)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>7 November 1916<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Rankin_Catt-20183-1024x739.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Rankin_Catt-20183-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Rankin_Catt-20183-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Rankin_Catt-20183-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Rankin_Catt-20183.jpg 1385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rankin Catt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\">First Woman Representative<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">The first woman, Jeannette Rankin of Montana, USA, was elected to the House of Representative. (Wikipedia)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>15 May 1917<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\"><strong>First Regular Air Mail Service<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">First regular air mail service began between Washington D.C. and New York, USA. (Wikipedia)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>11 November 1918<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\"><strong>End of World War I<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">World War I ended. About 9 million soldiers were killed in different combats and five million civilians died. (Wikipedia)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1918<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\"><strong>Influenza Epidemic<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">The worldwide influenza epidemic killed 20 million worldwide; 500,000 died in the US only. (Wikipedia)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>16 January 1919<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\"><strong>Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">The Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor. It was later repealed in 1933.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>18 August 1919<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\"><strong>Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">The Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution granted women the right to vote. (Wikipedia)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>27 December 1919<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\"><strong>Revelation About America<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II, may Allah be pleased with him, while addressing the first session of Jalsa Salana (annual convention) in Qadian, said, \u201cI told you a revelation about America sometimes back. Now there is another one. In-Sha-\u2018Allah, Mufti Sahib (Muhammad Sadiq) shall proceed to America soon. A well-known poet and painter of America came to England and accepted Islam through our missionaries. Al-Hamdu-Lillah.\u201d (Al-Fazl, 8 January 1920, p. 7).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second Khilafat From 1914-1919<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"hide","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"hide","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2852","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Khawas Bhatti","author_link":"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/?author=2"},"comment_info":0,"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2852\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}