by
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masih V,
may Allah the Almighty help him with His powerful support
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah as, authored and published Part IV of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya in 1884, two years after the publication of Part III. As with earlier volumes, he continues to advance strong arguments in support of the divine origin of the Holy Quran and the Prophethood of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
Through sound logic and argumentation, the Promised Messiah as establishes the truth of Islam by not only elucidating the Faith’s unique qualities but by also placing them in stark contrast to the irrational doctrines of the Jews, Christians, Hindus, and Brahmu Samajists. To this end, he devotes a large portion of the book to enumerating the unequalled beauties of Surah al-Fatihah as proof of its divine authorship.
While writing Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part IV, the Promised Messiah as had started receiving revelations from Allah the Almighty in abundance. In addition to attesting to his spiritual status, these revelations laid the foundation for the spiritual movement which was to come. Some highlights of these revelations are presented below.
The Promised Messiah as has emphasized again and again that the only door to receiving divine blessings lies in complete obedience to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas. He explains after citing the following revelation:
Call down blessings on Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad, who is the Chief of the children of Adam and is Khatamul-Anbiya’ [the Seal of the Prophets], may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
This indicates that all these ranks, munificence, and favours are on account of him [the Holy Prophet sas], and a reward for loving him. Subhanallah [Holy is Allah]! What high ranks Sarwar-e-ka’inat [the Chief of all creation] has in the presence of the One True God and what kind of nearness does he have to Him that his lover becomes the beloved of God, and his servant is appointed the master of a whole world!
No beloved can reach the level of my beloved;
The sun and the moon have no value in the city of my beloved.
Thus, the completion and perfection of the teachings of Islam was accomplished by the advent of Holy Prophet sas. But the Holy Quran also conveys the glad tidings of the complete supremacy of Islam. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as received the glad tidings that spreading the message of Islam throughout the world is destined to take place through him. He writes:
Since Allah the Benevolent has particularly endowed my humble self with special resources and has raised this humble one in an age which is most conducive and helpful in carrying out the service of propagation to its completion, He has also given me the glad tidings—through His grace and beneficence—that from eternity it had been destined that the spiritual fulfilment of the above-mentioned noble verse1 and the verse, 
2 applies to this humble one. God Almighty will Himself convey to opponents the reasons, arguments, and everything that this humble one has written for them, and will thus fulfil the meaning of the above-mentioned verse by exposing my opponents’ frustration, confusion, and defeat in this very world. 
[So Allah be praised for all this].
To continue Islam’s spread, the Promised Messiah as received revelations that a movement would be initiated at his hands to fulfil the objective of propagating the Faith:
Meaning that, I decided to appoint a khalifah [vicegerent] from Myself so I created Adam [Adam]. I will establish in the earth.
The last sentence is abbreviated; it means, ‘I am going to establish him.’ The word khalifah in this context means a person who would be the means of conveying the message and guidance between Allah and His creatures. Here it does not signify secular khilafat which applies to kingdom or government, which, according to the Islamic shariah, cannot be proven to be granted by God to people other than the Quraish. Instead, it connotes only spiritual ranks and spiritual vicegerency. Also, ‘Adam’ does not refer to Adam, the father of mankind; rather, it means a person through whom a movement of conveying the message and guidance would be established to lay the foundation of spiritual birth, as if he is in the position of a father for the seekers after truth from the point of view of spiritual life. This is a grand prophecy predicting the establishment of a spiritual movement at a time when no sign of this movement exists.
The Promised Messiah as stated that the advancements in travel and communication were testament to the fact that the time had come for spreading the message of Islam throughout the world. This pace of development has remarkably accelerated to the point that today, a message can reach the corners of the earth in a matter of milliseconds. The Promised Messiah as states:
Since its inception, the religion of Islam has enjoyed supremacy due to its truthful arguments and its opponents have continued to suffer disgrace and ignominy, yet the clear manifestation of this supremacy over different groups and nations was contingent upon a time which, on account of the availability of means of travel, would make the whole world as united countries comprising, as it were, one nation, and would provide all the means for imparting the teaching and spreading the Faith with the utmost facility and ease, and would be suitable for imparting the true teachings, both externally and internally. So, this is that age, for due to the opening up of the paths of travel and communication between one nation and the other, and between one country and the other, facilities for propagation have been provided in an excellent manner; and because of the arrangements for postage, railways, telegraph, ships, and miscellaneous other means, many facilities have been provided for the dissemination of religious publications. In short, the time has indeed come when the entire world is becoming like one country. And, because many languages are being spread and are in vogue, many means have become available to understand and to make others understand; and the problems caused by estrangement and unfamiliarity have been resolved to a great extent; and on account of the recurrent mingling and daily social interaction, the xenophobia that had naturally affected all people has been attenuated to a great extent.
Therefore, the present age has so much potential and power—the like of which cannot be found in any [prior] age—to openly propagate Islamic guidance and Divine Signs. Hundreds of means such as railways, telegrams, newspapers, etc., are always readily available to serve this purpose so that [the news of ] one country’s incidents are known to others. Thus, spreading the true proofs of the religion of Islam throughout the world undoubtedly depended on such an age, and this very resourceful age possesses the means of extending the hospitality to this dear guest [Islam] in all aspects.
Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya serves to increase one’s certainty in the existence of God, and its message is as timely and relevant today as it was over a century ago. For, the world is increasingly being polarized into extreme systems of belief. On one hand, we find a growing trend towards atheism, while on the other, we see an escalation in religious fanaticism. Both of these extremes result from the same malady—a lack in the cognition of God. Therefore, it is more critical than ever that mankind recognize its Creator and turn towards Him to save itself from the dangerous precipice that stands before it.
All Ahmadi Muslims should study and reflect upon this magnum opus of the Promised Messiah as. May it serve as a means not only to help you achieve God’s nearness but also to enable you to spread the true message of Islam throughout the world.
Mirza Masroor Ahmad
Khalifatul-Masih V
London
July 2016
1 This refers to Surah as-Saff, 61:10.
2 But Allah will perfect His light (Surah as-Saff, 61:9).