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About the Author Hadrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad (12 January 1889–7 November 1965), was Khalifatul Masih II ra , or the second successor to the Promised Messiah as , and Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Hadrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad was a son of the Promised Messiah as , the tiding of whose birth, extraordinary qualities and achievements was given to the Promised Messiah as in the form of a grand Divine prophecy that was published prior to his birth. The 76 years of Hadrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad’s life bear witness to the truth of its every syllable. From his early youth he had developed a deep love for the Holy 5uran, and was taught the commentary of s u rah Al-F a ti h ah in a vision. On 14 March 1914, he was elected as Khalifatul Masih II, after the demise of Khalifatul Masih I ra. He was 25 years old at the time. During his 51 years of Khilafat, the Ahmadiyya Community went from strength to strength overcoming all obstacles thrown in its path by the opponents. In 1934, when the Jam a ‘at was threatened with extinction by the Ahrari zealots, Hadrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad responded with a new scheme by the name of Ta h r i k-e-Jad i d the aim of which was to spread the message of Ahmadiyyat all over the world. Under this scheme, missionaries were