various missions of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Europe and visited Venice and Austria. In London, Mahmood Ahmad held a conference of all missionaries stationed in Europe and visited various other European countries. Death Over the years, Mahmood Ahmad's health continued a prolonged process of slow but progressive decline. He died on 8 November 1965 at 2:20 a.m., in Rabwah, Pakistan. Upon the election of Mirza Nasir Ahmad as Khalifatul Masih III, his successor led the funeral prayer. The service was held on 9 November 1965 and attended by over 50,000 people. He was buried in Bahishti Maqbara in Rabwah next to his mother, Nusrat Jahan Begum. Works and speeches The following is a list of some of the major works of Mirza Mahmood Ahmad. Tafseer-e-Kabeer (The Extensive Commentary) Tafseer-e-Sagheer (The Short Commentary) Introduction to the study of the Holy Qur'an Invitation to Ahmadiyyat Gift to the Kings The New World Order of Islam Islam ka Iqdisadi Nizam (The Economic System of Islam) Muhammad in the Bible Haqeeqat al-Nabuwwat (The Truth about Prophethood) Ser-e-Roohani (The spiritual Journey) Ahmadiyyat, the True Islam The Real Revolution Fazail al-Qur'an (Excellences of the Qur'an) Muhammad the Liberator of Women Hindustan ke Siyasi Masael ka hal (Solution to the political problems of India) Hasti-ye Bari Ta'ala (The Existence of God) Malaykatullah (The Angels of God) Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? The Truth about the Split Way of the Seekers Remembrance of Allah Life of Muhammad Hadhrat Ahmad Kalam-e-Mahmood (collection of Poetry of Mahmood) Family, marriages and children Mirza Mahmood Ahmad was the eldest son of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad from his second wife Nusrat Jahan Begum. He had three brothers and two sisters in addition to two half-brothers from his father's first wife, Hurmat Bibi. Mahmood Ahmad married seven times, never having more than four wives at a time in accordance with Islamic teachings. He had a total of twenty-eight children from these wives, five of whom died in infancy. Through his marriage with Amtul Hayy in 1914, he also became the son-in-law of Hakim Noor-ud-Din, the first caliph of the Ahmadiyya movement. References Cited sources External links The English Writings of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II Life Sketch of Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad Audio Addresses of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad 1889 births 1965 deaths Ahmadiyyah caliphs Punjabi people Pakistani Ahmadis Family of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad