The Mirror of the Excellences of Islam — Page xvii
FOREWORD A'ina-e-Kamālāt-e-Islām ('') was written by Haḍrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah (as) at a time when the beautiful face of Islam was being misrepresented and maligned on virtually every front. Ever so novel attacks were being contrived by the Christian missionaries, the Arya Samaj, and the pro- ponents of various rational and scientific lines of thought. To make matters worse, the Muslim ulema were inadvertently harming it from within as they tried to reconcile Islamic teachings with the rational thoughts of the day. In this book, the Promised Messiah as refutes their assertions on the authority of his personal spiritual experiences, Divine revelations, and deeply insightful knowledge of the Quran and Hadith. This book is also named Dafi'ul-Wasāwis ('Remover of Misgivings') and is comprised of an Urdu section which was written in 1892 and another Arabic section written in 1893, which is entitled At-Tabligh. This particular section represents the first time the Promised Messiah as had written a book in Arabic. During the composition of the book, the Promised Messiah as had twice experienced visions in which the Holy Prophetas had expressed his great pleasure upon the writing of a work of such lofty calibre. In another vision, the Promised Messiah as saw an angel calling upon the people to stand in reverence of such a noble book. This is the English translation of the book, the review of which was guided closely by Ḥaḍrat Khalifatul-Masiḥ Vaba. My humble self was blessed with the opportunity to seek his guidance, obtain approval of the final translation of various passages, and convey his directives to the reviewers and other departments as necessary. As directed by Hudur aba, I personally visited the United States of America to meet with the team members, guide them throughout the review process, and assist with the finalization of the book.