Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as was born in 1835 in Qadian, India. From his very youth, he dedicated himself to prayer and the study of the Holy Quran and other scriptures. He was deeply pained to observe the plight of Islam, which was being attacked from all directions. In order to defend Islam and present its teachings in their pristine purity, he penned more than ninety books, thousands of letters, and participated in several high profile religious debates and discourses. He argued that Islam is a living faith, which can lead man to establish communion with God to achieve moral and spiritual perfection.
