Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad (rh)

Third Caliph (Khalifatul Masih III)

Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad (rh) was born on 16 November 1909 in Qadian, the son of the Second Caliph and grandson of the Promised Messiah (as). As a child he memorised the entire Holy Qur’an. He later studied at Oxford and for many years was principal of Talim-ul-Islam College in Rabwah.

In 1965 he was elected as the Third Caliph. He travelled to Europe and Africa, and through the Nusrat Jahan scheme he founded schools and hospitals in West Africa. The motto of the Jamaat, “Love for all, hatred for none”, comes from him. He passed away on 9 June 1982.