The Advent of the Promised Messiah

69 Pages·2016·2.69 MB·English

The Advent of
the Promised Messiah

The Advent of
the Promised Messiah

(Ahmadi Awr Ghayr Ahmadi Mein
Kya Farq Hai?)

Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

The Promised Messiah and Mahdi
Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

ISLAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS LIMITED
The Advent of the Promised Messiah
An address by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
The Promised Messiah and Mahdi, peace be upon him,
Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
First Published in Urdu in Qadian, India 1906
Present English translation published in the UK 2016
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ISBN: 978-1-84880-876-8
Contents

About the Author .......................................................................... ix
Publisher’s Note ............................................................................. xi
A Note from the Editor of Al-Hakam .................................... xiii
The Advent of the Promised Messiah and the Purpose of the
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Establishment ................. 1

(peace be upon him)

About the Author
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, peace be upon him, was
born in 1835 in Qadian, India. From his early life, he
dedicated himself to prayer, the study of the Holy
Quran and other scriptures. He was deeply pained to
observe the plight of Islam, which was being attacked
from all directions. In order to defend Islam and present
its teachings in their pristine purity, he wrote more than
ninety books, thousands of letters and participated in
many religious debates. He argued that Islam is a living
faith, which can lead humanity to the achievement of
moral and spiritual perfection by establishing commun-
ion with God.
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, peace be upon him,
started experiencing divine dreams, visions and revela-
tions at a young age. In 1889, under divine command,
he started accepting initiation into the Ahmadiyya
Muslim Community. He continued to receive divine
revelations and was thereafter commanded by God to