Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page xiv
xiv BARĀHIN-E-AHMADIYYA PART THREE Part III, Hadrat Khalifatul-Masih Vaba decided that each of these sec- tions should be presented individually, without break. It should be noted that wherever the Promised Messiahas had not given the translation of a verse of the Holy Quran, we have generally taken the translation from Hadrat Khalifatul-Masih IVrta or Hadrat Maulavī Sher Alira, but have changed 'Thou' and 'Thee' to 'You', and 'Thy' and 'Thine' to 'Your(s)', etc. In addition, terms which may not be familiar to the Western reader are italicized in the text and defined in the Glossary. In Wakālat-e-Taşnīf, Rabwah, the English translation of Part III was initially done by Raja Ata-ul-Mannan and revised by Dhulqarnain Bharwana, with supporting research by Kashif Imran. Chaudhary Muhammad Ali, Wakīlut-Taşnīf, Rabwah was continuously associated with the translation work. A separate translation was done by Mirza Anas Ahmad, M. A. , M. Litt. , (Oxon. ). The translators adopted the earlier translations available in The Essence of Islam, thereby benefit- ing from the pioneering work done by Hadrat Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrulla Khan ra. As with Parts I & II, the English rendering of Part III was reviewed by Additional Wakalat-e-Taşnīf with the help of its English Translation section (based in the USA) headed by Munawar Ahmed Saeed. The process of translating and reviewing these spiritual treasures was a truly challenging task. The above-mentioned translations were reviewed and compared with the original words of the Promised Messiahas. The reviewers also consulted the available published translations in The Essence of Islam, Tadhkirah, and the Commentary on the Holy Quran, Vol. I-Sürah Fatihah. Moreover, the decisions made by Hadrat Khalifatul-Masih Vaba during the earlier translations were also adopted. All of this was incorporated into revised documents, which presented the primary translation and proposed edits, along with the reasoning for suggested changes and any relevant reference material. My humble self studied these documents and reviewed them with Abdul-Wahab Mirza and Khurram Matin Khan for further revisions.