25 September 1927: On this day, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) granted an audience to the aggrieved Muslims of Shimla at Kingsley. This joint session of Ahmadi and non-Ahmadi Muslims was held to establish the Jami‘at-ul-Ikhwan, the idea of which was proposed by Huzoor (ra) himself during a lecture on 11 September. On this occasion, Huzoor (ra) delivered a speech as well.
For more details of Huzoor’s engagements, see “Coming from every distant track: Sarojini Naidu and other dignitaries meet with Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud in Shimla to promote peace and harmony” at alhakam.org (10 February 2023, p. 7).
25 September 1983: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (rh) laid the foundation of the Rizwan Mosque in Fiji. (Silsila Ahmadiyya, Vol. 4, p. 826)
26 September 1887: The Promised Messiah (as) was concerned about the deteriorating health of his daughter. On this day, he wrote a letter to one of his close friends, Munshi Rustam Ali Sahib (ra), who lived in a nearby city, asking him to send a pack of soft English biscuits. In those days, Qadian was a small village and didn’t have many basic food items. (Maktubat-e-Ahmad, Vol. 2, p. 521)
26 September 1912: Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad (ra) undertook the journey to perform Hajj in late 1912. He was accompanied by his maternal grandfather, Hazrat Mir Nasir Nawab (ra) and another travel companion by the name of Abdul Mohyi Arab Sahib (ra). He left Qadian on this day, boarded the ship to Port Said from Bombay (16 October) and arrived in Mecca via Jeddah on 7 November.
To read more, see: “A young Mahmud’s pilgrimage to Arabia” at alhakam.org (19 February 2021, pp. 30-32).
26 September 1924: On this day, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) delivered his address in the Dutch Hall in London. The lecture was delivered at the request of the Conservative Party, entitled Hindustan ke halaat-e-haazirah aur itihaad peda karne ke zarai‘ (The current Situation in India and means of establishing unity). (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 4, p. 454)
27 September 2013: During his Friday sermon on this day, delivered from the Taha Mosque in Singapore, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aa) said that he was thankful to Allah the Almighty that He once again enabled him to meet with the Ahmadis there. Huzoor (aa) said that it was difficult for him to visit Malaysia and Indonesia due to the persecution of Ahmadis. Therefore, Singapore was a place where he could meet with the Indonesian and Malaysian Ahmadis.
28 September 1905: On this day, the Promised Messiah (as) received two guests; one from Turkey while the other was Jewish. Huzoor (as) was asked some questions in Arabic, and he gave their answers in Arabic too. The Editor of Al Hakam, Hazrat Sheikh Yaqub Ali Irfani (ra) produced this conversation in his newspaper in Urdu. During this detailed discussion, Huzoor (as) removed many misunderstandings and guided them towards the right path. (Malfuzat, Vol. 7, p. 322)
28 September 1924: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II (ra) hosted a tea party at the Ritz Hotel in London in honour of the organisers and delegates of the Wembley conference. For further reading, please visit: www.alhakam.org
29 September 1933: On this day, Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Bengal held its 17th Jalsa Salana, which was blessed by Hazrat Mirza Sharif Ahmad (ra), son of the Promised Messiah (as) as the chief guest from the markaz.
During this journey, Hazrat Mirza Sharif Ahmad (ra), at the behest of Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra), returned from Brahmanbaria and visited all the major jamaats from Calcutta to Qadian.
On this historic Jalsa, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra sent a special message. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 6, p. 123)
29 September 1951: Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Indonesia was holding its Jalsa Salana and requested Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) for a message. Upon this, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) sent a special message on this day, addressing these devout members of the Jamaat. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 13, pp. 384–387)
30 September 1980: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III (rh) inaugurated mission houses in Manchester and Huddersfield in the UK. It was an important and historic event because 55 years had passed since the inauguration of the Fazl Mosque in London, but no new mission house had been inaugurated in England during that time; however, during this blessed visit of Huzoor (rh), five new mission houses were inaugurated. (Silsila-e-Ahmadiyya, Vol. 3, p. 638)
30 September 2011: During his Friday sermon on this day, while inaugurating the Bait-un-Nasr Mosque in Norway, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aa) mentioned some of the facts and figures in relation to the construction of this mosque.
1 October 2004: During his Friday sermon on this day, while inaugurating the Dar-ul-Barakat Mosque in Birmingham, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aa) narrated the early history of the Jamaat in Birmingham and said that the Jamaat was established in Birmingham in 1960 and initially comprised only five members.
1 October 2013: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aa) arrived in Australia for the second leg of his Asia Pacific tour. Huzoor (aa) arrived at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith International Airport, following an overnight flight from Singapore and was greeted at the airport by the Rt Hon Kevin Conolly MP, a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly. During a twenty-minute meeting with Kevin Connolly, the MP said he was delighted to welcome Huzooraa to Australia. (‘‘World Islamic Leader Arrives in Australia’’ at www.pressahmadiyya.com)