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criticism of other religions۔Much of the apologetics perhaps seems somewhat partisan and even captious to the non-Muslim reader; but it is sincerely animated, and merits careful study as throwing light on the reactions of pious and learned Muslims to what they find objectionable in the traditional doctrines of other faiths۔The appearance of this first volume at a time when the Ahmadiyya Community in India was suffering most grievously-the story of this senseless persecution needs to be more widely known, for it was a most disturbing feature of the transfer of power-is itself a symbol of the fortitude and devotion which have been such outstanding characteristics of the Movement since its inception۔All men of good will must wish prosperity and good fortune to the enterprise in its remaining stages, and recognise the high importance of this fine product of pious endeavour and good learning۔(A۔J۔ARBERRY۔) " "THE HOLY QURAN, WITH ENGLISH TRANS- LATION AND COMMENTARY۔Vol۔I۔Distributed by: the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam 220 S۔State St۔, Chicago, $12, 50۔This impressive work is "published under the auspices of Hazrat Mirza_Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad, Second Successor of the Promised Messiah, by the Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya, Qadian, India,” It was produced in India۔The present volume (the first of three) contains 276 pages of introduction to the Quran (Koran to most readers in English), and 968 pages of Arabic text with parallel English translation and commentary, linguistic and theological۔Since perhaps few readers of this paper are sufficiently familiar with the Arabic language to avail themselves of the remarkable aids here offered to its study, the organisation which issues the book may be more interesting to them than the book itself۔The Ahmadiyya Movement, the only active missionary movement now at work in Islam, was founded in 1890 by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, in the Punjab۔"He claimed to be the Mahdi whose advent was foretold by the Holy Prophet Muhammad and the Messiah whose advent had been foretold in the Bible and in the