The Great Reformer – Volume 1: Biography of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian

Dr. Basharat Ahmad (1876-1943), of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement, was a leading Islamic intellectual, scholar and author, noted particularly for his fresh and inspiring expositions of the Quran. By profession he was a medical doctor and served as Chief Medical officer and administrator of several hospitals in major cities of the Punjab.
From an early age, Dr. Basharat Ahmad studied the Quran intensely and applied his own analytical thinking and reasoning to aid his understanding which he expounded in his lessons on the Quran.
In 1901 he came in contact with Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and was so impressed by Hazrat Mirza Sahib’s enlightened interpretation of Islam and his spiritual and moral purity that he joined the Ahmadiyya Movement. Inspired by the new spiritual truths and insights in Hazrat Mirza Sahib’s writings, he brought out new deep truths from the Quran and shed light on many issues arising in the modern age.
One of his major works was a commentary on Parts 27 and 30 of the Holy Quran, published as Anwaarul Quran. But perhaps the one work for which he will always be remembered is his monumental research work in three volumes entitled Mujaddid Azam (The Great Reformer) which is a comprehensive, authentic biography of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement, covering his life and works, and dealing particularly with the unique services to Islam of this outstanding Islamic revivalist of the age.