Khilafat Centenary Souvenir 1908-2008 — Page 121
Khilafat Centenary Before I present a brief account of the translation of the Hol y Qur'an , the noble and truly glorious message of Allah, the Exalted, under the divine guidance and leadership of the revered Khilafat of Promised Messiah as , I deem it proper to state that there are indeed other individuals, institutions, groups, sects and governments, besidesJama 'at Ahmadi yya who ha ve published the translations of the Qur ' an in different languages of the world. However, it is only Jama 'at Ahmadi yya which has taken upon itself the responsibility of the publication of such translations through an organized program overseen and guided by the divine leadership of Islamic Khilafat. Within this program, all expenses are paid by the members of the Jama ' at on an appeal by their Imam and no financial help from any outsider is ever solicited. The majority of the members of thisJama 'at hold a very modest position in regards to financial resources, and thisJama'at neither has the wealth of oil nor other mineral treasures. Nevertheless, it is blessed with a leadership which is supported and strengthened by God, and which was prophesized in the Qur ' an and Ahadith. This divine leadership has been provided with a group of followers who always give preference to their faith over the world and are always ready to sacrifice their lives, wealth, time and honor for the sake of the spread of the message of Allah. Under the leadership of the Khulafa of the Promised Messiah as ,Jama'at Ahmadiyya is engaged in establishing proofs of the truthfulness of the teachings of the Holy Qur 'an as well as providing training and study of the knowledge, facts and subtleties contained therein, its publication and circulation in the world, and strengthening its respect and honor through actions, which in itself is a great Jihad. It is overcoming all the difficulties and hurdles in this expedition in every possible way- economically, or through research, or even verbally, with such hard work, sacrifice, love, dedication and sincerity, the details of which are not possible to elaborate in this short article. The fact of the matter is that the provision of blessings of this service to the Holy Qur'an is exactly in conformation to the prophecies detailed in the Qur'an itself, along with magnificent promises of Divine help and successes. God had already pre-destined this