title: Hadhrat Ahmad
text: # Hadhrat Ahmad
  
  Hadhrat Ahmad is an English-language biography of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder and first Khalifatul Masih of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, written by his successor, Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad. The book was first published in 1967, and re-issued in 1985, 1995 and 1998.
  
  ## Summary
  
  The following points are explained by the author in this book, related to the life of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.
  
  * The early chapters of the book explain about his background and his early life including his birth, childhood and studies.
  * In the next part of the book, his professional life is explained.
  * The book next explains his services as a religious scholar including his famous book Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya.
  * The author then explains about Mirza claiming to be the Promised Messiah and Mahdi and the rest of his life.
  