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Preface xix scholars in Rabwah for accuracy of the events mentioned in the text. He also provided the title. Later, the script was sent to late Bashir Ahmad Orchard for his comments on the language. I owe a special thanks to Syed Abdul Hayee Shah, Naazir Isha ‘ at Rabwah, who identified important improvements. A team of lady scholars in London, who include Professor Amatul Majeed Chaudhary, Mrs. Saliha Safi and Miss Khaulah Shams (Malik), also examined the script. Mr. Munir-ud-Din Shams, Additional Vakil-ut-Tasneef made an important contribution by personally going through the script, making valuable suggestions and correcting the script on the computer. In final stages, Prof. Syeda Naseem Saeed co-ordinated the verification of facts in close consultation with Nazaarat Isha ‘ at, Rabwah. Special thanks are due to Muhammad Ismat Pasha who vetted the manuscript and put it in its final shape. The Editor of this book is one of the sons of Haafiz Syed Mir Shafi Ahmad, who, as a 13-year old young man, ran errands for the Promised Messiah as. He arrived in Qadian in 1903 and remained there till 1912. Several of his stories about the Promised Messiah as are mentioned in As-haab-i- Ahmad and Seeratul Mahdi. The Editor is grateful to all for their valuable contributions. Toronto, Canada Syed Hasanat Ahmad June, 2003 Editor and Publisher, New Canada