Ahmadiyya Movement — Page 1
1 اٰ ﷲ ا ا ٰ ر ه و ؑ د ا ه ا ٰ و With the Grace and Mercy of God ! He alone is the Helper ! I must at the outset acknowledge the limitless bounty of God, who has endowed us with faculties by means of which we can attain to perfect realisation of Him and communion with Him, and I render countless thanks to Him for having thrown open to us those avenues of knowledge which lead to perfect realisation of Him, and for having shown us the path by treading on which we can attain to union with Him, I next proceed, very briefly, with the subject concerning which I have been desired by the Convention of Living ‘Religions, within the British Empire to state my views, viz. , Ahmadiyyat. What is Ahmadiyyat? Ahmadiyyat is that Islam which was re- vealed to the world over thirteen hundred years ago through the Holy Prophet Muhammad (on whom be peace and the blessings of God) and that dispensation, the injunctions of which are contained in the Holy Quran. During the course of centuries, however, it had been subjected to innovations and interpolations; and, on the other hand, many* of its aspects had been entirely neglected, and consequently remained unexplored. The Prom- ised Messiah (on whom be peace and the blessings of God) removed all these interpolations, and discovered and published the wealth of spiritual truths which lay hidden in the words of the Holy Quran, but to which the people, owing to their lack of righteousness, were unable to obtain access. In other words, therefore, Ahmadiyyat is the true Islam which the Promised