Ahmadiyyat Ya‘ni Haqiqi Islam by Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad (ra), Khalifatul Masih II, the then head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at is an extended version of a short paper, also written by the author, to be read in The Conference of Living Religions Within the Empire held in 1924 in London, England. Both the short paper and book were translated from Urdu into English by Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan. The English version of the book was first published under the title Ahmadiyyat or the True Islam in 1924 along with the original Urdu edition. Since then several editions of both have been published.
The book, after discussing distinctive features of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at and the principle objectives of religion, deals with the whole gamut of Islamic teachings from the existence and nature of God and man’s relationship with Him to life after death and in between extensively covers Islamic teachings about social, international and inter faith relationships in their various aspects.
The book is an exhaustive study of Islam in pristine beauty as well as an introduction to Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at. It is as relevant today as it was when first published and is a powerful tool to counter the hostile propaganda against Islam in particular and fundamental religions themes in general. It is very much hoped that it will remove the doubts of many and inspire them with a new zeal for a serious and unbiased study of the original teachings of Islam given to mankind for its guidance and salvation more than fourteen hundred years ago by Allah through the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas). It is also hoped that it will invigorate and strengthen the faith of true believers.
Mirza Anas Ahmad
M. A. M. Litt. (OXON)
Wakilul Isha‘at
4th October, 2007