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About the Author n H A D RAT MIRZ A TA HIR A H MAD r t a was born in Qadian, India, in 1928 to Hadrat Mirz a Bashir-ud-Din Ma h m u d Ahmad ra and Hadrat Maryam Begum ra. He received his early schooling in Qadian. After graduating from the Ahmadiyya Missionary College, Rabwah with distinction, he obtained an honours degree in Arabic from Punjab University. In 1955, he visited England for the first time with his father, who suggested that he remain behind to improve his knowledge of the English language and European social habits. He secured admission at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, where he remained for two-and-a-half years. By the end of 1957, Hadrat Mirz a Ta hir Ahmad rta had seen most of Western Europe. He travelled extensively in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The experience that he gained during these years would play a crucial role later in his life, when administer- ing his great responsibilities as Khalifatul Masih IV, the fourth Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at. He was