{"id":2897,"date":"2024-11-11T20:54:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T20:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/?page_id=2897"},"modified":"2024-11-11T23:06:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T23:06:49","slug":"fourth-khilafat-2000s2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/?page_id=2897","title":{"rendered":"Fourth Khilafat 2000-2003"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id2897_5cfc81-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2897_5cfc81-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2897_5cfc81-4f > .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-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 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.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-column2897_8095de-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2897_8095de-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2897_8095de-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2897_8095de-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2897_8095de-75{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2897_8095de-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2897_8095de-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2897_8095de-75\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2897_ea0803-cb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2897_ea0803-cb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2897_ea0803-cb\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2897_ea0803-cb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2897_ea0803-cb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2897_ea0803-cb\"] 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-heading2897_ea0803-cb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2897_ea0803-cb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2897_ea0803-cb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading2897_ea0803-cb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2897_ea0803-cb\">From 2000-2003<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2897_d40531-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2897_d40531-a6 > .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-column2897_d40531-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2897_d40531-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2897_d40531-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2897_d40531-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2897_d40531-a6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2897_d40531-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2897_d40531-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2897_d40531-a6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline Cool-Content-Timeline\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-109a37ac-1a3b-4c8e-8dbc-a137f564ba0d\"><style>.cool-timeline-block-109a37ac-1a3b-4c8e-8dbc-a137f564ba0d .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-079108df-d960-44ec-ac06-e075825d9b6f\"><div class=\"ctlb-year-label\"><span class=\"ctlb-year-text\">2000&#8217;s<\/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>2000<\/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\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Construction of WIllingboro, NJ Mosque<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The construction of the Willingboro Mosque began in 2000. (The Ahmadiyya Gazette, USA, Vol. 72, Nos. 10-12 and Vol. 73, Nos. 1-9, October 2020-September 2021, pp. 474-77).<br><br>A building was bought in Hawthorn, CA and converted to a mosque, Bait-us-Salam. Later in the year 2000, a building adjacent to the old building was also procured. (The Ahmadiyya Gazette, USA, Vol. 72, Nos. 10-12 and Vol. 73, Nos. 1-9, October 2020-September 2021, p. 463).<br><br>Oshkosh chapter established.<\/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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>28-30 April 2000<\/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\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">17th National Majlis-i-Shura<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The 17th National Majlis-i-Shura of USA Jama&#8217;at was held at Bait-ur-Rahman, Maryland MD. (The Ahmadiyya Gazette USA, June 2000, p. 5-9).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahmadiyyagazette.us\/Source\/2000\/Jun\/Jun2000-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>23-25 June 2000<\/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\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Fifty-Second Annual Ahmadiyya Convention<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The Fifty-Second Annual Ahmadiyya Convention USA was held at Bait-ur-Rahman, Silver Spring, Maryland. Sahibzadah M.M. Ahmad, Amir USA, delivered inaugural and concluding addresses. (The Ahmadiyya Gazette USA, July 2000, p. 10-13).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahmadiyyagazette.us\/Source\/2000\/Jul\/Jul2000-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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>11-12 August 2000<\/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\">International Messiah 2000 Interfaith Conference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Jama&#8217;at Ahmadiyya USA held the International Messiah 2000 Interfaith Conference at Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin. This is located near Ahmadiyya Mission in Zion, IL. The conference was held to commemorate the killing of Dr. Alexander Dowie as a result of a prayer duel with the Promised Messiah (\u2018Alaih-is-Salam) in the year 1907. (Mir, Ghulam Ahmad Naseem, \u201cZion Conference Chicago, USA\u201d and Al-Fazl, International, 19-25 January 2001, p. 7).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alislam.org\/alfazl\/london\/20010119.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>2001<\/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\">House Purchase for Mosque<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">In 2001, a house was purchased for a mosque for Atlanta GA chapter at 6113 Oakbrook Parkway, Norcross, GA 30093. Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih named it \u201cBait-ul-Baqi.\u201d (The Ahmadiyya Gazette USA, Vol. 72, Nos. 10-12 and Vol. 73, Nos. 1-9, October 2020-September 2021, p. 346).<\/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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>7 January 2001<\/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=\"361\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maulana_ataullah_kaleem.png\" alt=\"Maulana Ata Ullah Kaleem\" class=\"wp-image-2277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maulana_ataullah_kaleem.png 361w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maulana_ataullah_kaleem-247x300.png 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maulana Ata Ullah Kaleem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\">\u2018Ata\u2018ullah Kaleem Passes Away<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Missionary \u2018Ata\u2018ullah Kaleem ex-missionary in-charge of the US passed away. (The Ahmadiyya Gazette USA, February 2001, p. 19)<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahmadiyyagazette.us\/Source\/2001\/Feb\/Feb2001-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>20 January 2001<\/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=\"774\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/George-W-Bush-774x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/George-W-Bush-774x1024.jpg 774w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/George-W-Bush-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/George-W-Bush-768x1016.jpg 768w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/George-W-Bush.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President George W. Bush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\">George W. Bush Inaugurated 43rd President<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">George W. Bush was inaugurated as 43rd US President of the US for two consecutive 4-years terms. (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>9 May 2001<\/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=\"512\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SheikhMubarakAhmad01-e1630279242501.png\" alt=\"Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad\" class=\"wp-image-2383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SheikhMubarakAhmad01-e1630279242501.png 512w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SheikhMubarakAhmad01-e1630279242501-227x300.png 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\">Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad Passes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Missionary Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad ex-missionary in-charge USA passed away. (The Ahmadiyya Gazette USA, June 2001, p. 32).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahmadiyyagazette.us\/Source\/2001\/Jun\/Jun2001-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>22-24 June 2001<\/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\">Fifty-Third Annual Ahmadiyya Convention<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">The Fifty-Third Annual Ahmadiyya Convention USA was held at Bait-ur-Rahman, Silver Spring, Maryland. Sahibzadah M.M. Ahmad, Amir USA, delivered the inaugural address. More than four thousand participated. (The Ahmadiyya Gazette USA, July-August 2001, p. 5).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahmadiyyagazette.us\/Source\/2001\/Jul-Aug\/Jul_Aug2001-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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>11 September 2001<\/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=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WTC_smoking_on_9-11-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WTC_smoking_on_9-11-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WTC_smoking_on_9-11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WTC_smoking_on_9-11-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WTC_smoking_on_9-11-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WTC_smoking_on_9-11.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Twin Towers, Manhattan, New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\"><strong>9\/11 Terrorist Attacks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Two hijacked jetliners ram twin towers of World Trade Center in the worst terrorist attack against the U.S. on 11 September 2001; a third hijacked plane flies into the Pentagon, and a fourth crashes in rural Pennsylvania. More than 3,000 people died in the attacks. (Wikipedia).<br><br>Michael Foran, CC BY 2.0 &lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.<\/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>2002<\/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\">Construction of Dallas Mosque<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">The construction of the mosque in Dallas started in January 2002. Two halls were constructed in the first phase that were used as a mosque, Bait-ul-Ikram, from July 2002. (The Ahmadiyya Gazette, USA, Vol. 72, Nos. 10-12 and Vol. 73, Nos. 1-9, October 2020-September 2021, p. 573).<\/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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>29 January 2002<\/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>Axis of Evil<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">In his first State of the Union address, President Bush labels Iran, Iraq, and North Korea an axis of evil and declares that the U.S. will wage war against states that develop weapons of mass destruction. (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>26-28 April 2002<\/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-i-Shura<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Majlis-i-Shura of the US Jama&#8217;at was held at Bait-ur-Rahman, Maryland on 26-28 April 2002. (The Ahmadiyya Gazette USA, June 2002, p. 1-3).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahmadiyyagazette.us\/Source\/2002\/Jun\/Jun2002-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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>28-30 June 2002<\/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\">Fifty-Fourth Annual Ahmadiyya Convention<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">The Fifty-Fourth Annual Ahmadiyya Convention USA was held at Bait-ur-Rahman, Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Ahsanullah Zafar presided over the first session of the convention. He addressed inaugural as well as the concluding session of the convention. More than 4000 attended the convention. (The Ahmadiyya Gazette USA, June 2002, p. 31).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahmadiyyagazette.us\/Source\/2002\/Jun\/Jun2002-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>22 July 2002<\/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=\"300\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mirza-Muzaffar-Ahmad-2.jpg\" alt=\"Mirza Muzaffar Ahmad\" class=\"wp-image-2351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mirza-Muzaffar-Ahmad-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mirza-Muzaffar-Ahmad-2-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sahibzadah Mirza Muzaffar Ahmad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\">Sahibzadah Mirza Muzaffar Ahmad Passes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Sahibzadah Mirza Muzaffar Ahmad, Amir USA, died after protracted illness.<br><br>The Washington Post in its publication dated July 28, 2002 gave a short summary of his activities and services to Jama&#8217;at Ahmadiyya. Different organizations of Jama&#8217;at Ahmadiyya passed resolutions on his death. (The Ahmadiyya Gazette USA, July-August 2002, p. 7).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahmadiyyagazette.us\/Source\/2002\/Jul-Aug\/Jul_Aug2002-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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>19 August 2002<\/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=\"477\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dr_Ahsanullah_Zafar.png\" alt=\"Dr Ahsanullah Zafar\" class=\"wp-image-2387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dr_Ahsanullah_Zafar.png 477w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dr_Ahsanullah_Zafar-300x238.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr Ahsanullah Zafar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\">Dr. Ahsanullah Zafar Amir, USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Khalifatul-Mash IV appointed Dr. Ahsanullah Zafar as Amir of the USA. (Khilafat Centenary Souvenir 1908-2008, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA, pp. 146-7).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alislam.org\/library\/books\/USA-Khilafat-Centenary-Souvenir-2008.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>18-20 October 2002<\/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\">10th Majlis-i-Shura, Majlis Ansarullah<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Majlis Ansarullah USA held its 10th Majlis-i-Shura (Consultative Body) and annual Ijtima\u2018 at Bait-ur Rahman, Silver Spring, Maryland. (Al-Fazl International, 14 February 2003, Al-Fazl, 8 April 2003, p. 2).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alislam.org\/alfazl\/london\/20030214.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>10 November 2002<\/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\">Khalifatul-Masih IV Health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (may Allah shower His mercy on him) sent a special message on his health recovery. (The Ahmadiyya Gazette USA, December 2002, p. 2).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahmadiyyagazette.us\/Source\/2002\/Dec\/Dec2002-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>27-29 December 2002<\/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\">17th West Coast Jalsa Salana<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">The 17th West Coast Jalsa Salana (convention) was held at Bait-ul-Hameed Mosque in Chino, California. The convention was attended by 757 which included members from eleven chapters from the West Coast plus from other chapters of the USA and from overseas Pakistan, Bangladesh, Abu Dhabi, England, Canada and Guatemala. (The Ahmadiyya Gazette USA, March-April 2003, pp. 28-32).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahmadiyyagazette.us\/Source\/2003\/Mar-Apr\/Mar_Apr2003-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-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2003<\/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\">Khalifatul-Masih IV Praises US Jamaat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV praised Jama&#8217;at Ahmadiyya USA while addressing Majlis-i-Shura 2003: \u201cI would like to inform you that I am very happy with the progress of the United States of America. I have especially noticed how M.M. Ahmad has ably steered you through difficult times to ever rising heights of achievements.\u201d<br><br>The proceedings were telecasted live. (The Ahmadiyya Gazette USA, Vol. 72, April-September 2020, p. 158).<\/p>\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahmadiyyagazette.us\/Source\/2020\/Apr-Sep\/Apr_Sep2020-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>19 April 2003<\/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=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/hazrat_mirza_tahir_ahmad.png\" alt=\"Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad\" class=\"wp-image-2391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/hazrat_mirza_tahir_ahmad.png 960w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/hazrat_mirza_tahir_ahmad-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/hazrat_mirza_tahir_ahmad-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (RT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\"><strong>Khalifatul-Masih IV Passes Away<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masih IV (may Allah shower His mercy on him) passed away on 19 April 2003 in London after a heart attack. He was seventy-four years old. He had been residing in London since April 1984. His funeral prayer was led in London by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, newly elected fifth Khalifa of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on 23 April 2003.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fourth Khilafat From 2000-2003<\/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":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2897","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\/2897","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=2897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2897\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/history.ahmadiyya.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}