The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 1
1. FAMILY AND PERSONAL BACKGROUND. Genealogy. My genealogy runs as follows:. My name is Ghulām Aḥmad, son of Mirzā Ghulām. Murtaḍā Ṣāḥib, son of Mirzā ‘Aṭā Muḥammad Ṣāhib, son of Mirzā Gul Muḥammad Ṣāḥib, son of. Mirzā Faiḍ Muḥammad Ṣāḥib, son of Mirzā Muḥammad Qa'im Ṣāḥib, son of Mirzā Muḥammad. Aslam Ṣāḥib, son of Mirzā Muḥammad Dilāwar Ṣāhib, son of Mirzā Alāh-Dīn Ṣāḥib, son of Mirzā. Ja'far Beg Ṣāḥib, son of Mirzā Muḥammad Beg Ṣāhib, son of Mirzā ‘Abdul Bāqī Ṣāḥib, son of Mirzā. Muḥammad Sultān Ṣāḥib, son of Mirzā Hādī Beg Ṣāḥib, who is our common ancestor. [Kitāb-ul-Bariyyah, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 13, p. 172, sub-footnote]. Family History¹. My family history is as follows: My name is Ghulām. Ahmad and my father's name was Ghulām Murtaḍā and my grandfather's name was ‘Aṭā Muḥammad and my great grandfather's name was Gul Muḥam1. The remaining part of the chapter is a continuous narration; headings have been added by the Publisher. [Publisher]