Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page 63
About the Author Maul a n a Jal a l-ud-D i n Shams (1901–1966) Born in 1901, Maul a n a Jal a l-ud-D i n Shams was educated at J a mi‘ah Ahmadiyyah, the Missionary Training Centre of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at at Qadian. After completing his Honours in Arabic from the University of Punjab, he served the Jam a ‘at in various capacities. In 1925 he was appointed in- charge of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Missions, Middle East countries, where he served for seven years. Subsequently in 1936 he was sent to England where he served as the Im a m of the London Mosque up to the end of the Second World War. In 1946 he returned to the headquarters of the Movement. He was appointed Nazir-e-Isl a ho-Irsh a d (in-charge of the missionary work in Pakistan) a post which he held until his death on October 13, 1966. 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. He has written over forty books in Urdu, Arabic and English.