Tasnif Style Guide — Page 202
202 TAŞNİF STYLE GUIDE and have been revived by the Ever-Living, the Self- Subsisting One, I have been eager to meet distinguished helpers of the Faith, with an eagerness greater than that of a thirsty one seeking water. I supplicated day and night: ‘Lord, I am alone and helpless—who will be my helper and my assistant?' When my hands rose repeatedly in supplication, and the atmosphere became charged with my prayer, Allah the Exalted hearkened my entreaty and the of the Lord of the worlds was roused on my behalf and He bestowed upon me a sincere and faithful friend who is the foremost of my helpers and is the essence of those who are my faithful friends in the cause of the Faith. His name—] e-like his shining qualities-is Noor- ud-Deen [Light of the Faith]. (A'ina-e-Kamālāt-e-Islām, Rūḥāni Khaza'in, vol. 5, p. 581–582) mercy His profound insights of the Holy Quran have been compiled in a collection entitled Ḥaqa'iqul-Furqan. His countless services in the cause of Islam Ahmadiyyat include overseeing the compila- tion of the English translation of the Holy Quran, establishing the Community's first foreign mission in the United Kingdom, and authoring numerous publications. A significant aspect of his life was his endless dedication to educating the youth. This was accomplished throughout his life, often at his own expense. The fruit of these efforts culminated in some of the most towering scholarly figures in the history of Ahmadiyyat, including: Ḥaḍrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masiḥ IIa; Hadrat Mirza Bashir Ahmadra; Hadrat Mirza Sharif Ahmadra; Hadrat Mir Muhammad