Tadhkirah — Page xiii
Foreword to the Second English Edition Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, the Promised Messiah as was sent as the Promised rejuvenator and reformer by Allah the Almighty in accordance with His promises. Allah the Almighty graced him with His word in abundance and guided him throughout his life. The Promised Messiah as passed away on May 26, 1908. After his demise, the institution of Khilafat was established in the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at [Community] in accordance with the prophecies. By the grace of God the Community is now headed by his fifth successor— Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V aba. is a collection of the revelations, visions and dreams of the Promised Messiah as. The first edition was compiled by a committee, headed by Hadrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad ra , appointed by Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra and was published in 1935. The second edition was prepared under the leadership of Hadrat Maul a n a Jalal-ud-Din Shams ra and was published in 1956. The third edition was prepared by Maul a n a Abdul Latif Bahawalpuri and was published in 1969. The fourth edition 1 was prepared under the leadership of Syed Abdul Hayee and was published in 2004. The first English translation of was prepared by Hadrat Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra and was published by the London Mosque in 1976. The second 1 In fact the fourth edition was prepared by Qazi Muhammad Nazeer in 1977. The fifth edition was prepared under the leadership of Syed Abdul Hayee and was published in 2004. [Munir-ud-Din Shams]