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III About the Author Hadrat Maulana Abur Rah i m Dard ra , (1894-1955) son of Hadrat Master Qadir Bakhsh ra , was born in Ludhiana and recieved his early education there, in Lahore and Patiala and did his M. A. He had the priviledge to be present at Khutba Ilh a miyah by Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as , the Promised Messiah, and sharpened the pencils for the scribes. He devoted his life for the cause of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at in 1919 and settled permanently in Qadian. He was the Private Secretary to Hadrat Khal i fatul Mas i h II ra from 1920-1924. He accompanied him to the Wembley Conference in 1924 and was appointed as the missionary in charge of the London Mission. He served as a missionary in England for a total of 10 years in two terms. The first mosque in Europe, the Fa d l Mosque in London, was built in 1926 under his supervision. He finally returned to Qadian in 1938. With the consensus of the All India Kashmir Committee he became its Secretary. When after the Round Table Conference Quaid-e-Azam was disappointed with the attitude of Hindu leaders and had decided to settle in England for good, Hadrat Maulana Abdur Rah i m Dard’s eloquent persuation left him no escape and he finally returned to India and organized the Muslim League.