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Fazle Umar 7 ticularly difficult parts but editing my translation, dotting the ‘I’s and crossing the ‘T’s. Part Two has relied on various sources that are referenced throughout. Part Three is again largely taken from Swaneh Fazle Umar unless otherwise specified in the text. One cannot extend enough gratitude to the early scholars of the Movement that have left us with a great treasure trove of knowledge and made this task possible. The chapter dealing with Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II’s services for the Holy Qur’an is based on a speech delivered on this subject in Urdu by Hadhrat Sahibzada Mirza Tahir Ahmad [rh] during the 1974 Annual Gathering in Pakistan. I am grateful to Syed Tanwir Mujtaba sahib of the Tasnif Dept. , Rabwah, Pakistan for his helpful suggestions which greatly increased the scope of the book. The following helped me in various ways: Arif Khan sahib, Sheikh Basharat Ahmad sahib and Tariq M Choudhry sahib. I thank them for extending a helpful hand to make this publication possible. Thanks must also be extended to Dr Aziz Hafiz sahib, Farooq Aftab sahib, Yusuf Aftab sahib, Lord Tariq Ahmad BT sahib, Faez Ahmad sahib, Tayyib Hayat sahib, Salim Ullah Kahlon sahib , Qudsi Rasheed sahib and particularly to Daud Khan sahib for not only proof reading but also giving ideas that have added value to this text. In addition one cannot forget Irfan Chaudhry sahib for completing the design layout of the book and patiently working with many iterations we had to go through before having it ready for print. The task of liaising with printers was left with Noman Muhmmad sahib who made sure that all the print options were carefully considered. Muzaffar Bhatti sahib, Mohtamim Isha’at, as well as Nadimur Rahman sahib, the previous Mohtamim, along with their teams should be acknowledged for the proofing, typesetting and design of the publication. Mujeebur Rahman Keighley, UK January 2012