The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page v
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ. In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. . FOREWORD. The Essence of Islām is an English translation of extracts from the writings, speeches, announcements and discourses of Haḍrat Mirzā Ghulām Aḥmad of Qadianas (1835-1908), the Promised Messiah, Mahdi and Founder of the worldwide Aḥmadiyya Muslim Jama'at. . The original compilation was made with great care and effort by the late Sayyed Mir Dāwūd Aḥmad, and was published in the form of a book titled Ḥadrat Mirzā. Ghulam Aḥmad Qadianis Apni Teḥriroń Ki Rū Sey (Ḥadrat. Mirzā Ghulām Ahmad of Qadianas, according to his. Writings). May Allāh reward him for his labour of love. . The present volume contains extracts relating to the. Prophecies, Signs and Miracles of the Promised Messiahas. . It has been translated by Dr. Saleem-ur-Raḥmān, and revised by Wakālat Taṣnif, Rabwah. . V. Chaudhry Muḥammad 'Alī. Wakil Taşnif. Tehrik Jadid. Rabwah. May, 2007