Guidance For Perceiving Minds

Guidance for Perceiving Minds

Al-Huda wat-Tabsiratu Liman Yara

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, The Promised Messiah and Mahdi(as)

After witnessing the persistent bigotry and rejection of the truth by Indian scholars, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah, peace be upon him, diverted his attention towards the scholars of the Arab lands, in particular the Levant and Egypt, that perchance someone amongst them may support the truth.

Therefore, the Promised Messiah(as) sent copies of his Arabic treatise I‘jazul-Masih to some Egyptian scholars and editors of magazines, and sent a copy to Sheikh Muhammad Rashid Rida, the editor of al-Manar [The Lighthouse] for review.

Other editors of magazines wrote complimentary reviews on I‘jazul-Masih, praising its eloquence and quality of language; however, Rashid Rida, without presenting testimonies from Arabic grammarians, criticised the book’s composition, writing that its text was filled with forced fluency, and was against Arabic idiom. In order to reveal the truth, the Promised Messiah(as) beseeched Allah the Exalted for guidance. Subsequently, it was placed in his heart to pen this Arabic treatise Al-Huda Wat-Tabsiratu Liman Yara which was first published in 1902. This is the English translation of that book.