Khalifatul-Masih III - Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad — Page viii
foreword The Children’s Book Series is now a mature collection of books intended to educate children on Islamic history. We are pleased to add another publication to this series by the title of Khalifatul-Masih III rta - Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad. This is a brief glimpse into the life of Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad – Khalifatul-Masih III rta during whose period of Khilafat the Community grew from strength to strength despite growing opposition towards it. As the reader will come to learn from the proceeding pages, Hazrat Khalifatul- Masih III rta illuminated the miraculous verities of Islam in such a way that it breathed new life into nations around the world. This book was authored by Mahmood Mujeeb Asghar in Urdu. Mudassar Ahmad Muzzamil and Mansoor Ahmad Zia assisted in the preparation of the Urdu edition. This is the first English rendering of this book which has been translated by Sarah Ammar of the Children’s Book Committee (USA) of Additional Wakalat Tasneef. The review, design and typesetting was carried out by Nauman Ahmad Hadi. The account presented in this edition is paralleled with some historical photographs of Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih III rta for which we are grateful to Makhzan-e- Tasaweer. I express my gratitude to all those who played a role in the publication of this important book. May Allah the Exalted bestow His countless blessings upon them all. Aameen. Al-Haaj Munir-ud-Din Shams Additional Wakil-ut-Tasneef January 2021