This chapter concerns my life, the revelations I receive from my Lord, my time and my era, God’s purpose in ordaining me, the disputes between nations, sects and creeds and the need for an arbiter to come from Allah, the All-Knowing and Wise.
O men of God! May the Lord have mercy on you! Know that I am a man from among the men of God who receive revelation and are ordained. My Lord has ordained me so that I might establish the Shariah, revive the faith, and present the final argument against the deniers. Apart from other names that I have already mentioned in their appropriate places, I have also been given by Allah the Exalted, the name Ahmad. The name of my father was Mirza Ghulam Murtaza, his father was Mirza Ata Muhammad; Mirza Ata Muhammad son of Mirza Gul Muhammad, Mirza Gul Muhammad son of Mirza Faiz Muhammad, Mirza Faiz Muhammad son of Mirza Muhammad Qaim, Mirza Muhammad Qaim son of Mirza Muhammad Aslam, Mirza Muhammad Aslam son of Mirza Muhammad Dilawar, Mirza Muhammad Dilawar son of Mirza Ilaah Deen, Mirza Ilaah Deen son of Mirza Ja’far Baig, Mirza Ja’far Baig son of Mirza Muhammad Baig, Mirza Muhammad Baig son of Mirza Abdul Baqi, Mirza Abdul Baqi son of Mirza Muhammad Sultan, Mirza Muhammad Sultan son of Mirza Abdul Hadi Baig.