Malfuzat – Volume I — Page xxxiii
Foreword Written for the Ten-Volume Set of Malfuzat (First Edition) After we had finished publishing all the books of the Promised Messiah, on whom be peace, we initially planned to begin publishing a new series of the Ruhani Khazain (Spiritual Treasures) comprising the announcements, letters and blessed words of the Promised Messiah, on whom be peace. However, on the request of our friends and especially on the extreme insistence of Hazrat Sahibzadah Mirza Nasir Ahmad, may Allah protect him, who were of the view that Malfuzat ought to be printed quickly, Al-Shirkatul Islamiyyah Limited is now publishing Malfuzat. One reason for our change of plan is the strong feeling of our community that there is a dire need for spiritual training at present. The second reason is- as stated in the foreword to the first edition of Malfuzat, Volume 1-that the Malfuzat of the Promised Messiah, on whom be peace, is a valuable treasure of extraordinary content that commands the power to teach and train not only us, but also our future generations. The words of the Promised Messiah, on whom be peace, may be divided into four categories: Firstly: The books, written treatises, and announcements of the Promised Messiah, on whom be peace, which he wrote himself for publication. Secondly: Letters of the Promised Messiah, on whom be peace, which he wrote with his own pen and sent to his friends, dear ones and others. Thirdly: The Malfuzat of the Promised Messiah, on whom be peace, referring to those of his words that he spoke in the form of an address or discussion in the presence of a congregation or gathering, or during leisurely moments, etc. , and which were noted down by scribes and published in the form of a diary, etc. , in the very lifetime of the Promised Messiah, on whom be peace.