The Heavenly Sign — Page v
Foreword Nishān-e-Asmānī, first published in 1892, is one of the smaller but equally important books by Hadrat Mirzā Ghulām Ahmad of Qadian (1835-1908), the Promised Messiah and Mahdias. It is a closely reasoned thesis, primarily based on prophecies made by some earlier Muslim saints and seers about the Coming of the Promised Messiah and the Mahdias. That all the events precedent to the Coming happened as prophesied and that they conclusively established the claim of the revered author to be the Promised Messiah and Mahdias, is part of history. He has since been globally hailed and accepted by tens of millions of devoted followers the Ahmadiyya Jamāʻat, known for their genuine commitment to religious values, devotion to the Living God, service to mankind, piety and peaceful communication of the Truth. The present Imam and Head of this deeply religious Jama'at is Hadrat Mirzā Masroor Ahmadat, the fifth elected and divinely sanctified successor of the Promised Messiahas. Nishan-e-Asmānī was translated into English by Mr. Muhammad Akram Ghauri (of blessed memory), and revised by Ms. Shamim Akhtar (USA) and Mr. Iftikhar Ahmad Ayāz (UK). Please remember them in your prayers, as well as Mr. Rāja 'Atā'ul Mannān, Mr. Tāhir Mahmūd Mubashar, Mr. Dhulqarnain and 'Abdus Salām Anjum, who worked diligently at different levels to bring this book into its final shape. Muhammad 'Alī Chaudhry Wakīlut Taşnīf, Rabwah. 22 September 2004