The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 93
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI imparted the light of knowledge and sciences to Europe which was steeped in darkness of the middle ages and where Muslim rule had lasted eight centuries and where at the end Islam was completely wiped out by force. . In addition to vast and very valuable literature on Islam, the. Movement has published the translations of the Holy Quran in. English, German, Dutch, Danish, Espranto, Swahilli, Lugandi, and. Yoruba, Russian, Spanish and many other languages. The total number of translations of the Holy Quran published, as of July 1994, is 54. Translations in many other important languages are ready to be published. About a score of religious journals are published throughout the world. In West Africa where the Ahmadiyya. Movement has made very rapid progress, scores of elementary and the secondary schools have been established. Since 1970, a number of hospitals and medical clinics have been established in Nigeria, Ghana,. Sierra Leone, and Gambia, making a significant contribution to medical aid available in these countries. Detailed statistics about progress of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, will be given in a section later on. the Promised. Truly the message of Hadhrat Ahmad. Messiah, has spread to the ends of the earth. As a proof of the. Promised Messiah's success, various Ahmadiyya missions and their addresses have been given in the appendix of this book. It may help the readers who wish to obtain further information or literature. . One term, which we have not used so far is 'Ahmadiyyat'. It means true Islam as presented in this age by Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam. Ahmad, the Promised Messiah, founder of the Ahmadiyya. Movement. A follower of the Promised Messiah is called an Ahmadi. Muslim or simply an 'Ahmadi' 93