THE GREAT REFORMER THE GREAT REFORMER Biography of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian Mujaddid (Reformer) of the Fourteenth Century Hijri, Promised Messiah and Mahdi Volume 1 Based on Dr. Basharat Ahmad’s Mujaddid Azam Rendered in English by Hamid Rahman It was the time for the Messiah to come, and of none else If I had not come (as the Messiah), it would have been someone else – Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, Mujaddid (Reformer) of Fourteenth Century Hijri, The Promised Messiah and Mahdi (The Rightly Guided) © 2007 by Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam (Lahore) USA Inc. P.O. Box 3370, Dublin, OH 43016-0176, U.S.A. All Rights Reserved The Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam, Lahore (Ahmadiyya Association for the Propogation of Islam) was founded at Lahore, Pakistan, in 1914 by the prominent followers of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. It exists to pro- mote a liberal, tolerant and peaceful picture of Islam, as found in the Holy Quran and the life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. It has published a vast quantity of highly acclaimed literature on Islam in various languages, and has branches and members in several countries. Information, books and free literature on Islam may be obtained by con- tacting: Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam (Lahore) USA Inc. Email:
[email protected] Phone: (614) 873-1030 Fax: (614) 873-1022 Website: www.muslim.org Printed in Turkey ISBN: 0-913321-98-2 This translation is dedicated to the memory of my mother, Begum Hamida Rahman bint Basharat Ahmad. Hamid Rahman PUBLISHER’S FOREWORD It is with a sense of profound gratitude to Almighty Allah that the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam, (Lahore) USA is publishing the English translation of the first volume of Dr.