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Fazle Umar 272 Holy Qur’an in every corner of the world and Ahmadiyya Missions are to be found in over 175 countries. In 46 Islamic countries Missions were solidly established during the Khilafat of Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra]. And around them active and sincere Jama’ats exist till the present day. If those Mujahideen had failed to reach these places and had they not inclined their hearts to the service of the Holy Qur’an how could the prophecy of the Promised Messiah [as] have been fulfilled about catching white doves, thereby enabling them to walk in the footsteps of the Holy Prophet Muhammad [saw]. T R A n SL AT IO n OF T H E H OL y Q U R ’ A n I n TO M A n y L A n G UAG E S Besides this, in his tenure as the Imam of the Jama’at, Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] had the Holy Qur’an translated into different languages in order to spread it to all the nations of the world. Hence, translations were made in English, French, German, Dutch, Danish and many other languages. People from different parts of the world gave their opinions about the transla- tions completed under Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra]. The famous Dutch Weekly Newspaper, Dewaagsohel, in its 15 March 1954 issue wrote: “In this edition the original Arabic text and its Dutch translation is given together. In its introduction, written by Hadhrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad, the universal teachings of the Qur’an has been presented as superior to the teachings of Bible and Vedas. According to this introduction the prophecies of the Old Testament are not about Messiah, instead these are about the Holy Prophet of Islam. ” 129 The Ahmadiyya Community continues to champion the cause of the Holy Qur’an. The important task of translation continues to this day. The Holy Qur’an has been