Malfuzat – Volume I — Page xxviii
xxvi Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad view of this, footnotes have been added in the new edition as required. In the earlier edition of Malfuzat there were certain sayings of the Promised Messiah as which had not been placed correctly in terms of chronological order. All such sections have been appropriately rearranged. In certain instances, notes from the Editor had been misplaced; this has been corrected as well. This English translation is a rendering of pp. 1-255 (or the first half) of volume 1, from the new 2016 edition of Malfuzat prepared by Nazarat-e-Isha'at. In accordance with the instructions of Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih V (may Allah be his Helper), this was done so that the size of the English volume could be kept lightweight and as easy to read as possible. In various sections throughout the Urdu text, it was found that there were misprints or errors in reporting, which had followed through since the old edition of Malfuzat, and in fact, even existed in the original sources as recorded by Al-Hakam. All such instances were presented with detailed reports to Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih V (may Allah be his Helper), and after his approval, were corrected in the English translation within the main text. No footnotes stating the original misprint and the correction were given in light of guidance from Huzoor-e-Anwar (may Allah be his Helper). Ayyaz Mahmood Khan was blessed with the good fortune of rendering this English translation from the Urdu. The tireless efforts of Abdul Quddus Arif are also worthy of mention, who worked with the translator to check the English work against the original source text. The selfless devotion of Syed Muhammad Tahir Nasser and Nadia Mahmood must also be highlighted, both of whom edited the final manuscript and offered invaluable improvements to the overall style and readability of the translation. Immense gratitude is also due to Farhan Naseer who designed the layout of the book and prepared it for print. Additionally, we are grateful to Faisal Mahmood Khan, Shahzad Ahmed, Mansoor Ahmad Clarke, Zafir Mahmood Malik, Ataul Fattir Tahir, Nauman Ahmed Hadi, Atif Rashid, Syed Muhammad Umar Nasser, Rabeeb Ahmed Mirza, Sadia Safdar Rana, Syed Taalay Ahmed, Qudsi Rasheed, Ahmad Nooruddeen Jahangeer Khan, Hammad Ahmad and Fatima Amatullah Naseer for assisting in proofreading various sections of the manuscript. The indexes were prepared with the help of Basil Raza Butt, Mohammmad Ibrahem Syed, Hassan Ahmad Minhas, Munib Harun Iqbal, Sohaib Ahmad, Junaid Aslam, Falahuddin Ahmad Bin Abdul Latiff, Samiullah Ahmed, Atta ul