Malfuzat – Volume II — Page xxx
xxviii Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad In the earlier edition of Malfuzat there were certain sayings of the Promised Messiah as which had not been placed correctly in terms of chronological order. All such sections have been appropriately rearranged. In certain instances, notes from the Editor had been misplaced; this has been corrected as well. This English translation is a rendering of pp. 255-513 (or the second half ) of volume 1, from the new 2016 edition of Malfuzat prepared by Nazarat-e-Isha’at. In accordance with the instructions of Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih V (may Allah be his Helper), this was done so that the size of the English volume could be kept lightweight and as easy to read as possible. In various sections throughout the Urdu text, it was found that there were misprints or errors in reporting, which had followed through since the old edition of Malfuzat , and in fact, even existed in the original sources as recorded by Al-Hakam. All such instances were presented with detailed reports to Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih V (may Allah be his Helper), and after his approval, were corrected in the English translation within the main text. No footnotes stating the original misprint and the correction were given in light of guidance from Huzoor-e-Anwar (may Allah be his Helper). Ayyaz Mahmood Khan was blessed with the good fortune of rendering this English translation from the Urdu. The tireless efforts of Zafir Mahmood Malik are also worthy of mention, who worked with the translator to check the English work against the original source text. The valuable contribution of Amer Safir must also be mentioned who checked a portion of the final translation with the translator. The selfless devotion of Syed Muhammad Tahir Nasser, Syed Muhammad Umar Nasser and Nadia Mahmood must also be highlighted, all of whom edited the final manuscript and offered invaluable improvements to the overall style and readability of the translation. Immense gratitude is also due to Farhan Naseer who designed the layout of the book and prepared it for print. Additionally, we are grateful to Munavara Ghauri, Syeda Sadaf Nasir Shah, Sadia Rana, Rizwan Khan, Azam Akram and Fatima Amatullah Naseer for assisting in proofreading various sections of the manuscript. The indexes were prepared with the help of Hassan Ahmad Minhas, Munib Harun Iqbal, Sohaib Ahmad, Junaid Aslam, Subtain Ali Ahmed, Asif Ahmad Rashid, Hashir Riaz Ahmed Butt, Mahir Ahmad, Mubeen Ahmad Doger, Fraz Ahmad, Atta ul Hai, Haris Ahmad, Syed Hashir Hoodh Ahmad, Tahir Ahmad Mian. The verses of the Holy Quran and other Arabic references were checked