The Life of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad — Page 11
BRIEF NOTES ON THE LIFE OF. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. THE PROMISED MESSIAH. THE FOUNDER OF THE AHMADIYYA MOVEMENT by. MAULVI DOST MOHAMMAD SHAHID of Rabwah and rendered into English by. M. A. K. GHAURI (i) “Right from the very beginning I had spent my time under the shadow of Thy protection, for I have been like a suckling in Thy lap, O, my most gracious God. " (ii) “From the very beginning I had preferred to live a very secluded life and had hated publicity and was ever shy and scared of seeking prominence in the public eye. ” (iii) "It was at the age of forty years, in this transistory abode that I was honoured and exalted by Thy grace and was granted a converse and communion with. Thyself. ". Family Antecedents. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad came of a highly distinguished family of Persian origin, called Barlas. His ancestors were very closely connected with the royal family of that country. Through intermarriage the family had Turkish, Chinese and Fatamide blood also in its veins. When Timurlane, the famous conqueror, came into power, his first cousin Mirza Hadi Beg, for political and. JULY/AUGUST 1989 11