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About the Author B. A. Rafiq was born in 1931, in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. He graduated from the Punjab University in 1953 and then undertook a five years course in the Missionary Training College, Rabwah, Pakistan. This course included intensive and detailed study of comparative religion, contemporary religious movements, Islamic thoughts and Jurispudence. In 1959 he was assigned to the London Mosque as missionary and deputy Imam. In 1964 he was appointed Imam of the London Mosque, which is headquarters of the Abrnadiyya Movement in Islam in Britain. He served as Private Secretary to Hadhrat Khalifatul Massih III in 197112. Mr Rafiq is the author of a number of books on various aspects of Islamic teaching. Shortly after arrival in Britain he founded the 'Muslim Herald', a monthly Journal, which is noted as a forum of Islamic thought. He is now serving as Additional Vaki1utasnif, London.