Ahmadiyyat Is Not a New Religion — Page ix
Foreword is an English rendering of a speech delivered by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masih II (may Allah be pleased with him) on 27 December 1938. The original text of this address can be found under the title " الےئ ی ہ ںیہن � ںیہن ی ی ا د� ںیہن وکیئ � ی ابین ہلسلس ادمح� " in volume 15 of Anwarul ‘Uloom. The lecture encompasses two main subjects. Firstly, it delves into Jamā‘at newspapers and periodicals, emphasizing the importance of increased readership among the Jamā‘at and providing guidance to Al- Fazl management on strategies for enhancing reader interest and improving the quality of the daily paper. In the second and main portion of the address, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II ra expounds on the claim of the Promised Messiah as —the revival of the teachings of Islam and the reformation of Muslims. Specifically he dismantles the false belief that Jesus as is alive in the heavens and will come down to reform the world in the latter days, using one of the main argument set forth by the Founder of Ahmadiyyat. He further highlights why it was so pertinent the prophesied Messiah had to be raised from within the Muslim ummah. iii