A Present to His Royal Highness - The Prince of Wales — Page iv
ii Community on February 27, 1922 during his visit to Lahore. Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Deen Mahmud Ahmad, may Allah be pleased with him, expressed his gratitude to the Crown of Britain for the religious tolerance they had exercised in India and their just ways of governance in the highly diverse region of the world. Huzoor then outlined the doctrines of the Promised Messiah, on whom be peace, gave a brief history of the Ahmadiyya Community and concluded by inviting the Prince to the one and only true Faith, Islam. The Prince received the present and sent a message of gratitude through his Chief Secretary. This book was originally sent to the Prince in English language with the Urdu rendering being published later on. This original English version was found in the India Office Records of the British Library by the Ahmadiyya ARC (Archive and Research Centre). Instruction was sought from Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V, may Allah be his Helper, who graciously instructed that the second edition be printed so that the message and the rationale behind the writing of this book could be publicised. We thank ARC for obtaining the original book and hope that this serves as an immense source of guidance for all who read it. Munir-ud-Din Shams Additional Wakilut-Tasneef 26 July 2015