Basharat Ahmad

Basharat Ahmad (Urdu: بشارت احمد; 1876– 1943), a member of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement,^[1] was the author of numerous publications about Islam and the Ahmadiyya movement. He was the father of Naseer Ahmad Faruqui and the father in law of Maulana Mohammad Ali.^[2]

Basharat Ahmad was born in Dharamsala, India, where he received his early education. He then studied at the King Edward Medical College, Lahore. He served as a doctor in East Africa as well as various cities of the Punjab.^[2][3]

On retirement he settled down in Lahore on the advice of Maulana Mohammad Ali and devoted himself to the cause of Islam.^[2]

He was a regular contributor for thirty years to Paigham-i Sulh, the Urdu periodical of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement.^[2] He is famous for his commentary of the 30th and 27th part of the Quran entitled Anwarul Quran and also for his three volume comprehensive biography, in Urdu, Mujaddid-i Azam, of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement.

Prominent Publications by Dr. Basharat Ahmad:

• Anwaar-ul-Quran - Commentary, in Urdu, of Part 27 and 30 of the Quran
• Birth of Jesus — In the Light of the Quran AND In the Light of the Gospels
• The Great Mujaddid (Mujaddid-e-Azam) — 3 Volumes - Biography of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Mujadid of the 14th century of Islam and founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement
• Quranic View of Human Freedom
• Taqdir or Pre-Measurement in Islam
• Bashaaraat-e-Ahmadiyya (3 Volumes): A Compilation of Articles on Various Interesting Topics on Islam
• Position of Sufi-ism (Tasawwuf) in Islam