{"id":2861,"date":"2024-09-22T19:29:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T19:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/?page_id=2861"},"modified":"2024-09-28T02:00:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T02:00:25","slug":"second-khilafat-1930s2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/?page_id=2861","title":{"rendered":"Second Khilafat 1930s"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id2861_26280a-62 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2861_26280a-62 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2861_26280a-62 > .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-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2861_c8379b-85 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2861_c8379b-85 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2861_c8379b-85 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2861_c8379b-85{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2861_c8379b-85 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2861_c8379b-85 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2861_c8379b-85\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2861_e70fb4-b5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2861_e70fb4-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2861_e70fb4-b5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2861_e70fb4-b5 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kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2861_6408ca-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2861_6408ca-74 > .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-column2861_6408ca-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2861_6408ca-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2861_6408ca-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2861_6408ca-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2861_6408ca-74{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2861_6408ca-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2861_6408ca-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2861_6408ca-74\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2861_3c8243-11, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2861_3c8243-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2861_3c8243-11\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2861_3c8243-11 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2861_3c8243-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2861_3c8243-11\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2861_3c8243-11 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2861_3c8243-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2861_3c8243-11\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading2861_3c8243-11 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2861_3c8243-11\">From 1930-1939<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2861_1eeada-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2861_1eeada-23 > .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-column2861_1eeada-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2861_1eeada-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2861_1eeada-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2861_1eeada-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2861_1eeada-23{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2861_1eeada-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2861_1eeada-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2861_1eeada-23\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column2861_249123-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2861_249123-b5 > .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-column2861_249123-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2861_249123-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2861_249123-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2861_249123-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2861_249123-b5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2861_249123-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2861_249123-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2861_249123-b5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline Cool-Content-Timeline\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-2b48985e-20d2-46fd-b8df-32d1e5632fcb\"><style>.cool-timeline-block-2b48985e-20d2-46fd-b8df-32d1e5632fcb .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-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-f0dd5b92-2aa8-4ecf-b5ad-5c79d6783c37\"><div class=\"ctlb-year-label\"><span class=\"ctlb-year-text\">1930s<\/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>1930<\/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\">Lecture on the \u201cLife of Muhammad\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Lecture on the \u201cLife of Muhammad\u201d was arranged in the Kimball Building, 306 South Wabash Avenue. Dr. Martin Sprengling Professor of Semitic Languages and Literature of the University of Chicago, and our missionary Sufi M.R. Bengalee addressed a large gathering. The proceedings of this event were reported in Chicago Daily News and the Chicago Daily Tribune. (The Moslem Sunrise, Vol. III No. 4, December 1930, p. 22).<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were 500 active African American Ahmadis in Pittsburgh in 1930. Dr. Yusuf Khan\u2019s younger brother also served as an honorary missionary in Cincinnati, OH. The Moslem Sunrise issues of 1930s give addresses of both mission:\u00a0<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr. M. Y. Khan, 928 W. 7th St. Cincinnati, OH<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. A. H. Khan, 2040 Rose St, Pittsburgh, PA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">___<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(The Moslem Sunrise, December 1930)<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/muslimsunrise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1930_iss_4.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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>August-September 1930 <\/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\">Chicago Daily News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">The activities of US Ahmadiyya mission were mentioned in the Chicago Daily News of 11 and 14 August 1930, the Chicago Defender of 16 August 1930, the Indianapolis Star of 11 September 1930, the Indianapolis Recorder of 19 September 1930, the Saint Louis Star of 27 September 1930 and the East St. Louis Journal of 26 September 1930. (The Ahmadiyya Gazette USA, Vol. 72, April-September 2020, p. 56).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/ahmadiyyagazette.us\/wp\/english-2020\/\">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>1931<\/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\">Trips to Various Cities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Many lecture trips to various cities of the USA, such as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Indianapolis, Indiana; St. Louis, Missouri; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Dowagiac, Michigan; Detroit, Michigan; Gary, Indiana were arranged by missionary in-charge Sufi M.R. Bengalee. (The Moslem Sunrise, April-July 1931, Vol. IV No. 1, p. 17).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/muslimsunrise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1931_32_iss_2.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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>First Quarter 1931<\/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\">Scholarly Discourses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Missionary Sufi M.R. Bengalee wrote two scholarly discourses on \u201cThe Tomb of Jesus Christ&#8221; and \u201cThe Life of Muhammad in Mecca.\u201d Most of the references in the article are from books of the Promised Messiah. (The Moslem Sunrise, Vol. IV, No. 1, pp. 30-36).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/muslimsunrise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1931_32_iss_2.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>8 November 1931<\/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\">Life of Muhammad (SAW) Celebrated<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">The life of the Prophet Muhammad was celebrated at Detroit, Grand Rapids Michigan, Indianapolis, Indiana; Kansas City, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; East St. Louis, Illinois; Cincinnati, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Washington, Pennsylvania with great enthusiasm and was duly reported in the press. As usual the mission from their well-wishers and Ahmadi brethren and sisters received many comments and appreciations. Mr. Bengalee this time wrote an article on the life of Muhammad at Medina. (The Moslem Sunrise, April-July 1932, Vol. IV, No. 1, p. 26).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/muslimsunrise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1931_iss_1.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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>17 February 1932<\/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>Springfield Union Reports<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Springfield Union, Springfield, Massachusetts reported: Dr. Bengalee arrives in the city, fixed in purpose of spreading Islam faith. He added that Moslems believe in Jesus Christ and Prophets such as Moses, Abraham, Buddha and Confucius but did not deify them. (The Springfield Union Springfield, Massachusetts February 17, 1932).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\"><\/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>20 February 1932<\/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\">Activities Reported<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">The activities of the US mission for the first quarter were reported in Friends Intelligencer, Philadelphia, PA. (The Moslem Sunrise, April-July 1932, Vol. IV, No. 3, p. 17).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/muslimsunrise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1931-32_iss_3.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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>February to June 1932<\/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>Leading Newspapers Report Activities<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">The activities of Ahmadiyya mission were reported in US leading newspapers:<br>Similarly, the Morning Call Allentown, Pennsylvania of 28 February 1932, the Independent Spiritualist Association Church Bulletin, Grand Rapids, Michigan of May 1932, the Detroit News, Detroit, Michigan of 15 June 1932, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio of 23 June 1932 and the Cleveland Press, Cleveland, Ohio of 23 June 1932, \u201cDharma\u201d Journal of all world Gandhi fellowship, New York of January-June 1932, wrote similar views about Ahmadiyya Mission.<\/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>4 June 1932<\/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\">Sheikh Muhammad Yousaf Khan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Sheikh Muhammad Yousaf Khan, an honorary missionary of the US returned to Pittsburgh, USA. He delivered lectures every night since his arrival to Pittsburgh. He toured Cincinnati and Washington chapters. The chapters were progressing nicely. (Al-Fazl, 30 August 1932, p. 7).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alislam.org\/alfazl\/rabwah\/A19301030.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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>25 June 1932<\/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>Abington Friends<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Sufi M.R. Bengalee spoke in \u2018Abington Friends\u2019 Meeting. The Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio gave this heading in its publication of June 25, 1932. \u201cSeeks converts to Islam here. Mohammedan missionary also wishes to correct wrong ideas on religion.\u201d<\/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>4th Quarter 1932<\/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\">New Missions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Sufi M.R. Bengalee established missions at Indianapolis, Dayton, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Youngstown, St. Louis and Kansas City during his tenure. (The Ahmadiyya Gazette USA, Vol. 69, Nos. 11-12, November-December 2017, p. 46 and American Ahmadiyya Centennial Souvenir 1889-1989, p. 53).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/ahmadiyyagazette.us\/wp\/english-2017\/\">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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>16 December 1932<\/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\">Lectures to Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. M.R. Bengalee delivered lectures to students and teachers of Austin, which was reported in Austin Times of 16 December 1932. The progressive Thinker reported \u201cPath of Peace\u201d in his publication of 21 November 1932; \u201cThe overcoming of religious and race prejudices.\u201d Kalamazoo Gazette of Saturday, April 8, 1933, made headline \u201cSufi Bengalee in city to form Moslem Chapter.\u201d The magazine mentioned about Ahmadiyya Movement and their goals. (The Moslem Sunrise, April-July 1933, Vol. VI No. 3-4, p. 37).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/muslimsunrise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1933_iss_3_4.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>2 March 1933<\/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\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/09-1764M.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/09-1764M.jpg 605w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/09-1764M-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\">Letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulatory Letter was sent to Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd US President from 4 March 1933 to 12 April 1945). The missionary in-charge received a reply from the office of the president. (The Moslem Sunrise, April-July 1933, Vol. 6, No. 3-4, p. 36).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/muslimsunrise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1933_iss_3_4.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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1933<\/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\">Repeal of Eighteenth Ammendent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">The Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was repealed in 1933. It had prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">___<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Muhammad Yusuf Khan, an honorary Ahmadiyya missionary of the USA, appointed Sister Aliyyah Muhammad as first President of the women\u2019s \u201cSewing Circle.\u201d (From Nycemah Yaqub-African American Journey to Islam).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/content\/books\/english\/African_American_Journey_17_x_35.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>29 August 1933<\/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\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"173\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sir-Muhammad-Zafrulla-Khan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2092\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hazrat Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrullah Khan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\">Chaudhri Muhammad Zafrulla Khan Visits Chicago<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">During the first visit of (29 August to 7 September) Chaudhri Muhammad Zafrulla Khan to Chicago, IL, he addressed three public meetings. He delivered two speeches at the Chicago Ahmadiyya Mission. He also inspected Ahmadiyya Mission Chicago and gave valuable suggestions. (Tarikh Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 6, pp. 119-20).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alislam.org\/urdu\/pdf\/Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat-V06.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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>August-September 1933<\/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\">World Fellowship of Faith<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">The World Fellowship of Faith was held in Chicago and New York in August-September 1933, 199 representatives of all faiths, races and countries, delivered 242 addresses at 83 sessions, seeking a solution for the world&#8217;s problems.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sufi M.R. Bengalee read a message of Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II (may Allah be pleased with him). Chaudhri Muhammad Zafrulla Khan made a profound impression by his modest but masterly address \u201cIslam Promoting World Unity, Peace and Progress\u201d on 1 September 1933. Sufi Bengali\u2019s thoughtful, informative address on \u201cIslam the Solution of World Problems,\u201d was an effective contribution to the evening session, on 14 September 1933. (The Moslem Sunrise, November 1933, Vol. 6, No. 3-4, pp. 43-44).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/muslimsunrise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1933_iss_3_4.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>3 December 1933<\/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\">Minneapolis Journal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Minneapolis Journal of 3 December 1933, wrote: \u201cIslam envoy visits city\u2014missionary from India, seeking converts and explaining his religion.\u201d (The Ahmadiyya Gazette USA, Vol. 72, April-September 2020, p. 56).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/ahmadiyyagazette.us\/wp\/english-2020\/\">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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1 September 1934<\/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\">Chicago Defender<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">The Chicago Defender of 1 September 1934 made a headline as \u201cOpen new Moslem Mosque in city.\u201d<\/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>8 September 1934<\/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>Chicago Home News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">The Chicago Home News wrote in the issue of 8 September 1934, \u201cMoslems who open mosques here explain the principles.\u201d<\/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>1935<\/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\">Return of Sufi M.R. Bengalee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">In 1935, upon return of Sufi M.R. Bengalee from India, he announced in his first speech at Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) that American Ahmadi Muslim women would henceforth call their Sewing Circles, Lajna Ima\u2019illah, a name that was used internationally. This was of special significance for American sisters because it implied a Society of the Maidservants of God honoring its pledge. (The Ahmadiyya Gazette, USA, Vol. 72, Nos. 10-12 and Vol. 73, Nos. 1-9, October 2020-September 2021, pp. 183-4).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahmadiyyagazette.us\/Source\/2021\/Oct2020-Sep2021\/Oct2020_Sep2021-EnglishSection.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>10 December 1936<\/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\">Sufi M.R. Bengalee Returns to Chicago<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Sufi M.R. Bengalee returned to Chicago with his wife and daughter after making an extended trip around the world. After \u2018Id prayers, he delivered a sermon on the \u201cPhilosophy of Fasting in Islam.\u201d (The Moslem Sunrise, August 1937, Vol. IX, No. 1, p. 17)<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/muslimsunrise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1937_iss_1.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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>17 June 1937<\/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\">Professor John Clarke Orchard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Professor John Clarke Orchard of Department of Religious Studies, Yale University, USA arrived in Qadian and conversed with Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masih II on issues relating to Islam. (Tarikh Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 7, p. 437).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alislam.org\/urdu\/pdf\/Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat-V07.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><strong>31 October 1937<\/strong><\/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\">The Prophet Muhammad Day (SAW)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">The American branch of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam observed \u201cThe Prophet Muhammad Day\u201d at Pittsburg, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Chicago centers. (The Moslem Sunrise, February 1938, Vol. X, No. 1, p. 19).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/muslimsunrise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1938_iss_3.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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>15 November 1937<\/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\">Obstacles for Missionaries<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II (may Allah be pleased with him) said when a missionary was not allowed to enter the USA: We are experiencing many obstacles. A new experience has happened. The American government did not allow entry to our missionary Muhammad Ibrahim Nasir. The plea was that he had faith in polygamy. (Friday Sermon of Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II dated 15 November 1937, published in Al-Fazl, 18 November 1937, pp. 5-6, Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat by Dost Muhammad, Vol. 7, p. 82).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alislam.org\/alfazl\/rabwah\/A19371118.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>1937<\/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>Lajna Ima\u2019illah in Other Cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">By 1937, Lajna Ima\u2019illah was established in five cities, Chicago, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Kansas City. (Tarikh Lajna Ima\u2019illah, Vol. 4, p. 562).<\/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 1939<\/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\">Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya (Youth members of the Ahmadiyya community aged 15 to 40 years) USA was officially formed in March 1939 at Chicago. (Al-Fazl, 29 July 1939).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alislam.org\/alfazl\/rabwah\/A19390729.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>1 September 1939<\/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\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/german-machine-gunner-marching-through-the-ardennes-in-the-battle-of-the-bulge_800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/german-machine-gunner-marching-through-the-ardennes-in-the-battle-of-the-bulge_800.jpg 652w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/german-machine-gunner-marching-through-the-ardennes-in-the-battle-of-the-bulge_800-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\"><strong>World War II<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">World War II started. 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