Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page 5
About the Author Maul a n a Abul ‘A ta J a llundhar i (1904–1977) Maul a n a Abul ‘A ta J a llundhar i was born in district J a llundhar in 1904. At the age of eleven his father brought him to Qadian for studies, where he completed his Honours in Arabic with distinction. For five years he served as the Missionary In-charge for Palestine, and acquired great proficiency in Arabic. He started al-Bushr a magazine in 1933 and also started the magazine al- Furq a n. He was a prolific writer and wrote numerous books in Urdu and Arabic. He held many public debates on various topics, including one with Maulav i Thana’ull a h Amritsar i. He served as the Principal of J a mi‘ah Ahmadiyyah and J a mi‘atul- Mubashshir i n from 1944 to 1958. He was also one of the members of the delegations of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at in 1953 and 1974 to the Government of Pakistan. He also served as a member of the Ift a’ [Jurisprudence] Committee for many years until his death. He is one of the three members of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at who have been given the title, “ Kh a lid-e-Ahmadiyyat” by Hadrat Mu s le h -e-Mau‘ u d ra.