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    Revival of Religion
    Revival of Religion
    Revival of Religion
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    Revival of Religion

    By Mirza Tahir Ahmad

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    Contrary to mythical tale that prophets descend from heavens like heroes, they are normal human beings. They suffer trials and tribulations. Their followers gain glory not through the toils of someone else but through their own sacrifices. These prophets turn the people away from materialism and return them to their Creator. This revival requires Divine intervention.

    In this short book, the author examines the prophecies in Islam about the Imam Mahdi and Second Coming of Jesus i.e. Promised Messiah. The concept of non-Ahmadi Muslims and the Ahmadiyya understanding of these prophecies in light of religious history and Quran.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAhmadiyya Muslim Community
    Release dateJun 4, 2013
    ISBN9781301861774
    Revival of Religion
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    Mirza Tahir Ahmad

    Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1928–2003), may Allah have infinite mercy on his soul, a man of God, Voice articulate of the age, a great orator, a deeply learned scholar of phenomenal intelligence, a prolific and versatile writer, a keen student of comparative religions was loved and devoutly followed by his more than 10 million Ahmadi Muslim followers all over the world as their Imam, the spiritual head, being the fourth successor of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (the Promised Messiah and Mahdi(as)), to which august office he was elected as Khalifatul Masih in 1982. After the promulgation of general Zia-ul-Haq anti-Ahmadiyya Ordinance of 26th April 1984 he had to leave his beloved country, Pakistan, and migrated to England from where he launched Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International (MTA) which would (and still does) telecast its programmes 24 hours a day to the four corners of the world. Besides being a religious leader, he was a homeopathic physician of world fame, a highly gifted poet and a sportsman. He had his schooling in Qadian, India, and later joined the Govt. College, Lahore, Pakistan, and after graduating from Jami'ah Ahmadiyya, Rabwah, Pakistan with distinction, he obtained his honours degree in Arabic from the Punjab University, Lahore. From 1955 to 1957 he studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He had a divinely inspired and very deep knowledge of the Holy Quran which he translated into Urdu. He also partially revised and added explanatory notes to the English translation of the Holy Quran by Hazrat Maulawi Sher Ali(ra). Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth is his magnum opus. Though he had no formal education in philosophy and science, he had a philosophical bent of mind and tackled most difficult and abstruse theological-philosophical questions with great acumen and ease and his intellectual approach was always rational and scientific. For a layman he had an amazingly in-depth knowledge of science, especially life sciences which attracted him most. He also had deep knowledge of human psychology. His was an analytical mind of high intelligence—an intellect scintillating with brilliance, capable of solving knottiest problems with ease, leaving his listeners and readers spellbound.

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    Revival of Religion - Mirza Tahir Ahmad

    Revival of Religion

    Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad

    Khalifatul Masih IV

    Fourth Successor of The Promised Messiah

    Text of an address delivered in Sydney, Australia

    ISLAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS LIMITED

    Revival of Religion

    Mirza Tahir Ahmad

    Copyright 1992 Islam International Publications Ltd

    Smashwords Edition

    First Published in U.K: 1985

    Reprinted in U.K: 1987

    Third Edition: 1989

    Published by:

    Islam International Publications Ltd.

    'Islamabad' Sheephatch Lane,

    Tilford, Surrey GU10 2AQ

    United Kingdom

    Printed in UK at:

    Raqeem Press

    'Islamabad'

    Tilford, Surrey GU10 2AQ

    eBook layout by: Masood Nasir

    ISBN: 1 85372 057 7

    Author

    Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad was the fourth successor of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) who proclaimed that he was the Messiah and reformer, promised by all the great religions of the world to the people of the latter age. His community is a dynamic, world-wide, missionary force in Islam.

    Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad was born on 18 December 1928 in Qadian in India. He was educated in India, Pakistan and in the UK, at The London School of Oriental and African Studies. In 1982 he was elected as the Head of the world-wide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community following the demise of the third Khalifa (successor). The anti-Ahmadiyya ordinance imposed on 26 April 1984 by General Zia, the then dictator President of Pakistan, made it impossible for him to function as the head of his community while remaining in that country. After due consultation he decided to leave Pakistan immediately. Three days after

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