Chief of the Prophets

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xix grateful to two revered elders, Ṣāḥibzādah Mirzā Sharīf Aḥmad, and Doctor Mīr Muḥammad Ismā‘īl, for not only carefully reading the manuscript, but also for providing highly valuable guidance. I truly believe that it is the guidance of these two revered elders that richly enhanced the beauty of this book. May Allah grant them the best reward! Since the printing of the previous edition, the third volume of Sīrat Khātamun-Nabiyyīn has been published; therefore, I also kept that in view while revising Sīrat Sayyidul-Anbiyā’. As a matter of fact, the part consisting of the letters of invitation to Islam from Muḥammad sa has been reproduced in the original words of Ṣāḥibzādah Mirzā Bashīr Aḥmad ra. As a result, this book, Sīrat Sayyidul-Anbiyā’ can now be considered a summary of Sīrat Khātamun-Nabiyyīn up to the events of the 6 A. H. Sincerely, ‘Abdul-Qādir