The Magnificent Services of The Just Imam, The Promised Messiah — Page viii
Magnificent Services of the Just Imam, the Promised Messiah as , to Reform the Mutual Controversies and Distorted Beliefs of the Muslims [ viii ] Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at has responded to in the past on the basis of the Holy Qur’an and the A ha d i th. Since much of our literature is currently being confis- cated by the Government of Pakistan, sincere seekers of truth may have difficulty finding the answers. This series of Friday sermons presents the response by Hadrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV rta , the then Imam of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at, to these allegations. This response to the White Paper was first published in Urdu in 1985 and the English translation is being published now. This sermon was delivered on May 3, 1985 at the Fa d l Mosque, London. It gives a heart-rendering account of the perversions that had been incorporated into the holy faith of Islam by the so-called divines. It also gives a brief sum- mary of the magnificent services of the Promised Messiah as and his Community to remove these perversions and to establish true Islamic faith. The translation of this Friday sermon was done by Bashir-ud-Din Shams. The translation team—headed by Munawar Ahmed Saeed, under the direction of Vak a lat-e- Ta s n i f, London—finalized it for publication. Important contributions were made by Rashida Rana and Naveed Malik who were assisted by Humera Malik, Karimullah Zirvi, Luqman Tahir Mahmood and Muhammad Dawood. M ay Allah bless them all. A m i n.