Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page xiv
XIV Foreword Al h amdulill a h [All praise belongs to Allah] that Allah, the Almighty has enabled us to prepare an English rendering of the speech entitled Khilafat-e- R a shidah by Hadrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad ra , Khal i fautl Mas ih II. The paramount importance of the issue of Khilafat in Islam drew our attention to present the English rendering of the book on the blessed and august occasion of Centenary Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya (1908- 2008) being celebrated the world over. The speech, Khilafat-e-R a shidah , was made in Urdu during Jalsa S a l a nah on December 28, 29, 1939 when the Jam a ‘at was celebrating 25 th Anniversary of the Khilafat of Hadrat Mu s le h Ma‘ u d. Its Urdu edition was first published by Al-Shirkatul Islamiyyah in 1961 and has now been included in Anw a rul ‘Ul u m Vol. 15. Khilafat-e-R a shidah , an exquisite exposition of the fundamental issue of Khilafat in Islam against the backdrop of Islamic history and doctrines, removes many misunderstandings and misconceptions of its readers. Among numerous related issues the reader will find: • In-depth review of the history of the four Khulaf a ’-e-R a shid i n after the Holy Prophet sa , and a detailed exposition of how the Divine promise in A yat-e-Istikhl a f, in all its aspects, was fulfilled through them;