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Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian

About the Promised Messiah(as)

A Note About the Translation

Preface

Introduction

Foreword

Quote

1891

The Purpose of the Advent of the Promised Messiah(as)

The Types of Faith

1895

The Oath of Allegiance and Repentance

The Reality of Sin and Repentance

Prayer is an Antidote

Repentance is an Essential Component of the Oath of Allegiance

A Superficial Oath of Allegiance is Useless

An Exhortation to Offer Tahajjud

To Bear Hardship for the Sake of Allah the Exalted

Do Not Adopt Hypocritical Ways

An Injustice Against Islam

Islam is a Benefactor of Other Religions

1896

One Ought to Pray for One’s Opponents

1897

December 1897

The First Address of the Promised Messiah(as) at the Annual Convention on 25 December 1897

An Exhortation on Righteousness

Harmony in One’s Words and Deeds

The Blessings of Righteousness

Spiritual Provision for a Righteous Person

Obligations and Voluntary Deeds

Every Action Ought to Be in Accordance with the Will of God

Even Those in the Company of the Righteous Are Safeguarded

The Righteous Receive Glad Tidings in this Very World

Trials Are Necessary

The Perfect Moral Example

A Righteous One Beholds the Hereafter in the Present Life

Three Stages of Knowledge

Who is Blind?

A Righteous Person

A Virtuous Servant

Good Deeds Are Best if Concealed

The Battle Between Ostentation and Forbearance

Two Blessed Parties that Tread the Path of God

Sincerity and Patience

Steadfastness

One Must Bear Trials to Become a Saint

Two Paths of Progress

The Spiritual Quest

Spiritual Magnetism

Faith in the Unseen

The Observance of Prayer

Spending from the Provision of Allah

Provision

Learning Reaches Perfection in Stages

A True Religion is One that Nurtures the Human Faculties

The Meaning of the Islamic Veil

Disciplined and Proper Use of the Human Faculties

Live a Life of Humility and Modesty

Distinction Amongst Castes

Who Are the Righteous?

The Holy Quran Is a Perfect Guidance

A Magnificent Miracle of the Noble Prophet(sa)

The Holy Quran Possesses Every Truth

The Messiah and the Mahdi

The Similarity between the Dispensations of Moses(as) and Muhammad(sa)

The Rank of the Holy Prophet(sa) and His Companions

The Reality of Jihad

An Exhortation for the Community

The Advent of the Messiah in the Israelite and Ishmaelite Dispensations

The Death of Jesus(as)

What Special Relation Does the Messiah Possess with This Age?

A Universal Sign in Support of the Promised Messiah

The Promised Messiah’s Place of Advent

Heavenly and Earthly Calamities

The Second Address of the Promised Messiah(as) at the Annual Convention on 28 December 1897 after Zuhr Prayer

Everyone Prepare Themselves for their Journey to the Afterlife

Belief in the Existence of Allah Almighty

Belief in the Hereafter

The Lives of the Pious

The Meaning of ‘Ribat’

Spiritual Struggle and Exercise

A Distinction of the Arabic Language

Islam was Granted Two Strengths in War

The Present Era Calls for Feats in Spiritual Battle

Jihad in the Present Age

The Present Era Calls for the Pen

The Purpose of the Advent of the Promised Messiah

One Ought to Make Use of Reason

Every Commandment of the Quranic Teaching is Underpinned by Purpose and Wisdom

The God of Islam

The Imprint of God’s Unity is Present in Every Aspect of Nature

The Teaching of the Quran is Attested by the Law of Nature

The Need for Revelation

True Insight

The Radiance of Revelation

How to Attain Success in this World and the Hereafter

Harmony in One’s Words and Actions

Act Upon My Counsel

The Study of Modern Sciences

True Philosophy Lies in the Quran

Make the Modern Sciences Subservient to Islam

The Proper Time for Religious Education and Training

The Effect of Company

Become Virtuous and Righteous So that Your Reason May Be Illumined and Enlightened

One Virtue Begets Another

The Reward of a Good Deed is Never Wasted

What is Virtue?

Who is a True Muslim?

The Manner in which to Attain the Honour of Serving Islam

True Gratitude Is in Adopting Righteousness and Purity

Righteousness Fills Others with Awe

The Aspects of Righteousness

The Miracles of Our Noble Prophet(sa)

The Eloquence and Articulacy of the Holy Quran

The Comprehensive Nature of the Holy Quran

A Challenge of the Holy Quran

The Excellence of a Miracle

The Teaching of the Gospel was Specific to Its Era

The Quran Is for All Eras

The Need for the Holy Quran after the Torah

The Second Difference between the Teaching of the Holy Quran and the Torah

The Holy Quran Presents Arguments and Proofs by Itself

Physical and Spiritual Miracles

The Law of Nature Cannot be Restricted

It Is Unwise to Consider the Powers and Wonders of God to Be Limited

The Purpose of Prophetic Miracles

Intelligent is He Who Recognises a Prophet

The Reason for Naming the Quran ‘The Reminder’

The Present Era Has Brought a Heavenly Teacher

The State of the Present Age and the Need for a Reformer

The Advancement of Today is Also a Miracle of Islam

Ill-Thinking

The Moral Miracles of the Holy Prophet(sa)

Our Community Ought to Make Progress in Morality

A Magnificent Glad-Tiding for the Ahmadiyya Community

Third Address of the Promised Messiah(as) at the Annual Convention on 30 December 1897

Sympathy and Compassion for Friends

Principles of the Acceptance of Prayer

Conditions for the Acceptance of Prayer

Save Our Prayers from Being Wasted

Three States of the Human Soul

Nothing in the World is Empty of Benefit

Without a Soul at Rest One Cannot Attain Salvation

The Purpose of Human Existence

Miracles

Two Schools of Thought Among the Mystics—Oneness of Being and Oneness of Witnessing

The Servitude of the Holy Prophet(sa)

Two Forms of Divine Power

The Stage at which the Godly Perform Actions of Divine Nature

Fear the Insight of a Believer

The Unparalleled Status of the Unlettered Prophet

Before Praying One Must Exert their Faculties to the Fullest

The Properties of Things Are Another Name for Knowledge

The Purpose of the Supplication ‘Guide Us in the Right Path’

A Community Blessed with God’s Mercy

The Affinity of Muslims with Heavenly Knowledge

Morals Are the Sign of a Person’s Virtue

The Graciousness and Mercy of God

To Beg is Human and to Bestow is Divine

Guidance to Seek True Insight

The Meaning of Wisdom

What Are Morals?

The Lofty Morals of the Noble Messenger(sa)

The Purification of the Soul and Success

For Every Illness There Is a Cure—The Broader Connotation

Two Forms of Old Age

A Transformation of Morals Is Possible Through Struggle and Prayer

Two Perspectives on the Transformation of Morals

Three Conditions of Repentance

Who is Truly Mighty?

High Moral Excellences Are a Magnificent Miracle

Do Not Disregard My Advice

A Sinner is One Who Severs their Relationship with God Almighty in This Life

A Person Who Strives Towards God Never Fails

The Miracle of Morals

Safeguard the Dignity and Honour of the Community

The Pure Example of Ikrimah

Sound Doctrine and Good Deeds

The Timings of Prayer Are an Illustration that Reflect Man’s Spiritual Conditions

14 January 1898

Remember the Hereafter

14 January 1898

The Sign of a Truthful Person and a Liar

15 January 1898

Doctrines of the Shia Faith

The Food of the People of the Book

15 January 1898

Worldly Achievements and Joys Are Not Everlasting

The Difference between the Success of a Believer and a Non-Believer

Blessed Is the One Who Adheres to Righteousness at Times of Prosperity and Joy

An Address by the Promised Messiah(as) Delivered on 18 January 1898

Divine Decree

Worship Has Been Invested with Pleasure and Delight

The Reality of the Relationship between Man’s Servitude and Divine Providence

The Cause for Not Deriving Pleasure in Prayer and Its Cure

The Spirit in the Essential Parts of the Prayer

True Prayer

Turning towards Anything besides Allah

Making Recourse to Means Is Also an Aspect of Prayer

The Secret Behind a Divinely Commissioned One’s Call for Help

The Philosophy of Sin and Methods of Safeguarding Oneself

The ‘Greatest Name’ of Man is Steadfastness

A String of Reformers within the Muslim Community

The Means for the Acceptance of Prayer

19 January 1898

The Reformer of the Fourteenth Century and His Task

A Magnificent Prophecy of Divine Succour and Assistance for the Holy Prophet(sa)

The Defence of Islam Through Ahmadiyyat

Islam Can Benefit from the Sedition Act

19 January 1898

Atonement

Belief in the Atonement Emboldens a Person to Commit Sin

Atonement Contradicts the Law of Nature

Good Deeds and Righteousness

A Righteous Person and One Who Does Good

The Spiritual Power of the Holy Prophet(sa)

The Actual Purpose of Man’s Creation

A Life Devoted to God

The Purpose of Man’s Creation Is Worship

Two Classes Mentioned in Surah Asr

The Right Path

The Breast of Man Is the House of Allah and the Heart Is the Black Stone

Obey Me and Follow Me

Guidance of the Holy Quran for the Perfection of Knowledge and Practice

The Opponents of One Divinely Appointed by Allah Lose Their Faith

Exhort One Another to Accept Truth

Exhort One Another to Be Steadfast

The Company of the Truthful

All the Insights of the Holy Quran Are Comprised in Surah Fatihah

The ‘Mother Attributes’ of Allah Almighty

Graciousness and Mercy

The Mutual Relationship between Prayer and the Law of Nature

The Hindu Concept of God

The Christian Concept of God

Guidance is Received by the Graciousness of God

The Light and Blessings of the Holy Prophet(sa)

Guidance to Save Oneself from the Ways of Those Who Have Incurred Divine Displeasure and Those Gone Astray

21 January 1898

Seeking Forgiveness Is a Shield in the Face of Divine Chastisement and Grievous Calamities

How to Save Oneself from Divine Chastisement

A Course of Morality for the Community

The Essence of Ramadan

29 January 1898

Man’s Spiritual Capabilities Are Affected by that which He Worships

Provisions by Way of Trial and Provisions by Way of Anointment

30 January 1898

The Truth About the World and Its Pleasures

An Address Delivered by the Promised Messiah(as) on 31 January 1898 After Fajr Prayer

Man Inherently Seeks to Follow Perfection

What Causes the Divinely Commissioned to Be Opposed?

The Effect of Apparent Grace

The Truth Behind the Holy Quran Taking Oath on Created Entities

Is India Dar-ul-Harb?

What Does Indignation for Islam Demand?

Why Does Christianity Oppose Islam?

The Philosophy of the Holy Quran Taking Oath on Created Entities

Hidden Insights in the Oaths of God Almighty

The Meaning of Giving a Loan to Allah

The Reason for the Decline of the Christians

A Succession of the Recipients of Revelation and the Reformers

The Wisdom Behind a Temporary Cease in Revelation

The Jihad of This Era

Gratitude is Part of My Nature

The Weapon of This Era is the Pen

Victory Demands Righteousness

Financial Sacrifices Are Needed for the Propagation of Islam

Improve in Your Morals and Actions

January 1898

An Instruction to Visit the Centre

1 February 1898

Special Guidance for Those Travelling Abroad

A Prayer of the Promised Messiah(as)

24 February 1898

The Relationship between a Disciple and a Spiritual Guide

February 1898

Polygamy

The Diverse Nature of God Is a Mercy

A Delay in the Acceptance of Prayer Leads to Success

The Reason that Punishment Was Averted from the People of Jonah(as)

The Interpretation of Offering Eid Prayer in the City

The Meaning of ‘The Father of Fire’ and ‘The Woman Carrying Firewood’

Prayer Ought to Evoke Desire

Excessive Literalism Results in Misguidance

February 1898

Those Who Are Mindful of the Hereafter Are Forever Blessed

Develop in Yourselves a Pure Transformation

An Aspect of God’s Oneness

1 May 1898

The Confiscation of Books Against Islam

2 May 1898

The Temporary World

Three Arguments in Support of the Hereafter

The Meaning of a ‘Loss of Fruits’

The Plague Is a Sign of Divine Wrath

The Reason for the Emergence of the Plague

The Plague Is a Punishment

Unhealthy Environments Give Rise to the Plague

The Effect of Physical Cleanliness upon the Inner Self

The Properties of Camphor

To Make Use of Apparent Means Is Not Forbidden

Depend on Allah Almighty Alone

Prophecies Warning of Divine Punishment Can Be Averted Through Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness

The Measures of the Government in These Days of Plague Are Correct

What is Plague?

Current Scientific Research Supports Islam

The Causes of Plague

Obedience to Those in Authority

Observe Your Prayers with Strict Regularity

The Trial of Abraham(as)

Bring About a Change in Yourselves

16 May 1898

Join the Beloved of God

25 July 1898

The Best Response to Abusive Language

1 August 1898

Insights Descend upon the Heart through Divine Succour

Consideration for Apparent Means

The Evening of 23 August 1898

Why Does Modern Philosophy Give Rise to Irreligiousness?

25 August 1898

Present-Day Persian

The Breadth of the Arabic Language and the Support of Islam

The Spiritual Revolution Brought About by Islam

26 September 1898

Glad Tidings of Success

The Excellences of the Arabic Language

Four Categories of Signs in Favour of My Truthfulness

3 October 1898

A Dream

The Acceptance of Thirty Thousand Prayers

The Effects of Prayer in My Arabic Works

Glossary