The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page vii
PUBLISHERS' NOTE This is the fourth volume of a set comprising of an English translation of the extracts from the writings, speeches, announcements and discourses of the Promised Messiah, Hadrat Mirza Ghulām Ahmad of Qādiān [may peace be upon him], the Holy Founder of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Community (1835- 1908). The book presents the extracts from the works of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas himself relating to the following four topics: • • • • Family and personal background of the Prom- ised Messiahas Status of the Promised Messiahas The purpose of the Promised Messiah'sas ad- vent Propagation and the establishment of a holy community and instructions The original compilation, in Urdu, Arabic and Per- sian, from which these extracts have been rendered into English, was collated with great care and dili- gence by the late Syed Mir Dawūd Ahmad, may Allāh reward him for his labour of love. He pub- lished his selection in the form of a book, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani, alaihissalāto wassa- lām, apnī tehrīron kī rū sey, or 'Hadrat Mirzā