Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page xviii
INTRODUCTION By Hadrat Khalifatul-Masih V, may Allah be his help Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I and II were authored by Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas of Qadian and published in 1880. At that time the Indian subcontinent had become a virtual battleground for the major religions of the world. Islam, in particular, found itself on the defensive against the onslaughts of Christians and Hindus, who spared no ploy to defame the Faith and its Foundersa. Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas, pained by these unjust attacks, undertook a series of debates and discourses with Christians and Hindus. He himself describes the pain that he suf- fered as follows: مرا مقصود و مطلوب و تمنا خدمت خلق است ہمیں کارم ہمیں بارم ہمیں رسم ہمیں راہم My purpose, yearning, and heartfelt desire is to serve humanity; This is my job, this is my faith, this is my habit and this is my way of life.