Chief of the Prophets

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xviii In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful We praise Him and invoke His blessings upon His Noble Messenger With the Blessings and Mercy of God A Note on the Second Edition This humble person is grateful to Allah the Exalted for enabling me to revise Sīrat Sayyidul-Anbiyā’, (). The first edition of this book was published in 1939 at the time of the Khilāfat Jubilee. 1 In the preface of the first edition, I wrote: I humbly expressed my desire (to compile and publish this book) to my revered teacher, Maulānā Maulawī Muḥammad Ismā‘īl Fāil (Retired Professor, Jāmi‘ah 2 Aḥmadiyya Qādiān, India). He not only agreed with it, but also carefully reviewed this book from cover to cover with great interest and full attention, and contributed significant improvements in the wording as well the content. Further, in spite of the financial challenges he faced, he determined to print this book himself after obtaining permission from the Director, Publications ( NāẓirTālīf-o-Taṣnīf ) of the Aḥmadiyya Muslim Community. May Allah grant him an excellent reward in this world and in the Hereafter! In the preparation of this book, I drew significant benefit from Sīrat Khātamun-Nabiyyīn (Life of the Seal of the Prophets), written by Ṣāḥibzādah Mirzā Bashīr Aḥmad. With respect to the chronological ordering of the events and the history up to the 5 A. H. , it should be viewed as a summary of the book, Sīrat Khātamun-Nabiyyīn. Further, at various places from the historical perspective, I also benefited from the Friday sermons of Khalīfatul-Masīḥ II ra. I am also very 1 25 th anniversary of the caliphate ( Khilāfat) of Ḥa. rat Mirzā Bashīruddin Mahmūd Aḥmad, Khalīfatul-Masīḥ II ra , the second successor to the Promised Messiah, Ḥa. rat Mirzā Ghulam Aḥmad as. [Publisher] 2 Seminary. [Publisher]