Malfuzat – Volume I — Page xxxii
XXX Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad time. May Allah Almighty elevate the station of pure-hearted, loyal, unrelenting and revered men such as Hazrat Maulvi Abdul Karim, Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiqa and Sheikh Yaqub Ali Irfani", whom Allah had granted a unique fervour, passion and strength in this regard. Fulfilling their oath of giving precedence to the Faith over worldly affairs, these great men worked tirelessly, day and night, with immense toil and effort to preserve in writing the Malfuzat of the Promised Messiah (as), exactly as he had spoken them; and continued to publish these blessed words in Badr and Al-Hakam, during the lifetime of the Promised Messiah (as). Efforts to compile Malfuzat in book form were undertaken in the past, but it was Hazrat Maulana Jalal-ud-Din Shams who received the honour of first publishing them in the form of a complete set. Under his supervision, ten volumes of Malfuzat were compiled and published in the short time spanning from 1960 to 1967. Albeit, the first volume of Malfuzat which comprises the blessed words of the Promised Messiah as from 1891 to 1899, was published by Nazarat Talif- o-Tasnif, Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya Qadian. This volume was compiled by Chaudhary Ahmad Jaan Sahib, Sheikh Abdul-Qadir Sahib and Maulvi Abdur- Rashid Sahib Zerwi. The second and third volumes were compiled by Chaudhary Ahmad Jaan Sahib. The subsequent parts from volume 4 to volume 10, comprise the blessed words of the Promised Messiah as from 15 October 1902 to the date of his demise on 26 May 1908; the honour of collating the content for these volumes was received by Hazrat Maulvi Muhammad Ismaeel Sahib Fazil Diyalgarhi. The index for the first four volumes was compiled by Hazrat Maulana Jalal-ud- Din Shams and the index for the remaining six volumes was prepared by Hazrat Maulana Abdul-Latif Bahawalpuri. This set was published in England some years ago. However, in light of the guidance of Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (may Allah be his Helper): i. The ten-volume Malfuzat has been printed in five volumes, and benefits from high quality script and binding. ii. All verses of the Holy Quran quoted in the text have been referenced. iii. As required, new subject headings have been added. iv. For the ease of readers, a new index of subject matter, Quranic verses, names and places have been included. Wassalam, Humbly, Syed Abdul Hayee