The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was founded in 1889 by the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (as) and Lajna Ima’illah is an Auxiliary Organization of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. In 1914, Hadrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad (May Allah be pleased with him), was elected the second successor to the Promised Messiah. He felt that a vigorous participation of Ahmadi women was as essential for the success of the Community as that of men, and started activating them for this purpose. In pursuance of this objective in 1922, he wrote a letter to some prominent ladies in the Community, detailing therein the role which Ahmadi women should play to make Islam go ahead. He called upon them to disseminate his views among their sisters, win their sympathies for his plans and to form an Association to help the resurgence of Islam. This led to the establishment of Lajna Ima’illah.