Through Force or Faith? — Page xi
Foreword to the Urdu Edition xi Islam is ‘peace’. Any teachings, any charter that advocates unrest cannot be related to Islam even remotely. Turmoil and disorder are anathema to Islam. Anything of this nature ascribed to Islam is patently false. It is the foremost obligation of Muslims to remove such misconceptions. The first part of this book comprises three sermons of His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad aba , the head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Then, in the second part of the book, which comprises seven chapters, different objections of the papal lecture are answered. His Holiness aba had entrusted me with the task of a detailed presentation of different aspects of Islamic teachings referred to in the Papal Lecture. Mukhtar Ahmad Cheema, Mubarak Ahmad Tanvir, and other helpers have assisted me in the compilation of this book. I am deeply obliged to all of them. May Allah give them the best reward. In concluding, it is our prayer that may Allah, the Exalted, open up the hearts of people to the true teachings of Islam and enlighten them with the essence of the Faith of Muhammad s as. A m i n. Humbly, Haider Ali Zafar Missionary-in-Charge Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Germany