Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page xvi
B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E xvi dogs; and displaying all kinds of evil of the ego in the guise of defending the Faith—all this filthy conduct which is merely bone [without flesh]—is not worthy of being called ‘religion’. ( see p. 46) v The Promised Messiah as acknowledged the delay of twenty-three years in writing as divine decree to mani- fest the fulfilment of the Signs and prophecies that he had recorded in the earlier Parts of the book for the entire world to witness. Many of the Signs of the truthfulness of the claims of Promised Messiah as continue to manifest even to this day. This includes the establish- ment of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in 1889 and the system of Successorship, or Khilafat, which continues the mission of the Promised Messiah as —to propagate the faith of Islam throughout the world so that others might attain spiritual life. As the Fifth Successor of the Promised Messiah as , I urge all fair- minded people to objectively study the message of the Promised Messiah as and reflect upon it in light of the Signs of the time as revealed in all major faiths. This is a message the world cannot afford to dismiss. May the Benevolent Lord enlighten the hearts and minds of those who read and reflect upon the message contained within this book. A m i n. Mirza Masroor Ahmad Khalifatul Masih V London July 2018