The Ocean of Light — Page ix
FOREWORD Lujjatun-Nūr [The Ocean of Light] was written by Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the Promised Messiahs – in 1900, though it was posthumously published in 1910. Written in Arabic with Persian translation, its purpose was to convey the message of the revival of Islam - in the form of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to the Arab and Persian world. It was the countless revelations and heavenly signs that moved the Promised Messiahas to author this epistle to Muslim scholars around the world: For example, once in a dream the Promised Messiahs was shown a group of kings from the Arab and Persian lands that would accept his message and enter into the fold of his Community; the dream moved towards a state of revelation at which point the words Kings will seek blessings from thy garments were received from On High. Lujjatun-Nūr is a timeless writing. It depicts, in great detail, the condition of the Muslims and the religious, socio-economic and political turmoil the Muslim Ummah faces. The Promised Messiahas explains that the issues in the Muslim world are due to a lack of following the true teachings of Islam. He outlines his claim and the need for a reformer, presenting arguments in support of his holy person being the Messiah of the Latter ix