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The Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, entrusted the task of carrying forward the mission and the work of his Movement to Maulana Muhammad Ali, and that he pronounced the Maulana to be the fit and capable man of performing this task. 1. Hazrat Mirza first assessments of the Maulana Shortly after the young Muhammad Ali joined the Ahmadiyya Movement, Hazrat Mirza wrote and published the following opinion about him in an announcement: "Among the most sincere friends in our community is Maulvi Muhammad Ali, M.A., who, besides his other qualifications, has also just now passed his law examination. For the past few months, at much loss to his own work, he has been staying with me in Qadian to perform a service to religion by translating some of my writings into English. "During this period in which he has been with me, I have been observing him, both openly and discreetly, to assess his moral character, observance of religion and goodness of behaviour. So, thanks be to God, that I have found him to be a most excellent man as regards religion and good behaviour in all ways. He is unassuming, modest, of a righteous nature, and pious. He is to be envied for many of his qualities. ¦ It is obvious that such promising young men possessing these qualities, who are able and honourable, cannot be found by searching." (Announcement dated 9 August 1899, Majmuà Ishtiharat, vol. 3, p. 137, number 206) Two months later, in another announcement in which Hazrat Mirza mentioned several of the prominent men who had joined the Movement, he writes: "I am very happy that another good young man, having found the grace of God, has joined our community, that is Maulvi Muhammad Ali, M.A., Pleader. I have very good expectations of him. For a long time he has borne a worldly loss in order to stay in Qadian to serve the religion, and is learning the deep knowledge of the Holy Quran from Hazrat Maulvi Nur-ud-Din. "I am sure that my foresight will not go wrong in this, that this young man will make progress in the path of God, and I am sure that by the grace of God he will prove to be so firm in righteousness and love of religion that he will set an example worthy to be followed by his peers. O God, let it be so! Amen, again Amen." (Announcement dated 4 October 1899, Majmuà Ishtiharat, vol. 3, p. 157 158, number 208) In this announcement, Hazrat Mirza has added here a footnote as follows: "All those books of mine which are published after translation into English are translated by Maulvi Muhammad Ali, M.A." 2. Expresses deepest love for the Maulana In a letter to the Maulana in this early period, Hazrat Mirza wrote: "I hold an extremely favourable opinion about you. This is why I have a special love for you. If your nature had not been pure in the sight of God, I could not possibly have thought so well of you, never. I love you fervently from the bottom of my heart, and often pray for you in the five daily prayers. I hope that at some future time these prayers will show their effect. ¦ I am busy praying, with heart-felt passion, for your welfare in this world and the hereafter, and your body and soul, and I am awaiting the effects and results of the prayer." (Facsimile of letter published in Mujahid-i Kabir, page 50) 3. Hazrat Mirza wishes to divide Movement into two! In another early letter to the Maulana, Hazrat Mirza writes: "It has long been my intention to divide my community into two groups. One group consists of those who are partly for this world and partly for religion, and are not able to withstand great trials, nor can they render important services to religion. The other group consists of those who enter through this door with full sincerity and faithfulness and in reality sell themselves in this path. I wish that God would include you in the latter group." (Letter dated 8 May 1899; facsimile in Mujahid-i Kabir, page 32) In these words Hazrat Mirza has presaged the division of his following into two groups indeed he has called it his "intention" one tainted by worldly motives and the other purely devoted to religion, and indicated that Maulana Muhammad Ali will be in the latter group. Fa'tabiruu yaa ulil abshar (QS.59:2) "Maka ambilah itu sebagai pelajaran wahai orang-orang yang mempunyai mata).