The Living Thoughts of the Prophet Muhammad. Maulana Muhammad Ali

      Al-Azhar Al-Sharif

      Islamic Research Academy

      General Department for Research, Writing and Translation

      Respectable Mrs. Samina Malik,

      May Allah’s peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.

      Referring to the request submitted by you regarding the Book entitled “The Living Thoughts of the Prophet Muhammad” written by Maulana Muhammad Ali, we would like to inform you that following examination and review of the afore-mentioned Book, it was found that nothing contained in the Book contradicts the true Islamic belief.

      Please be informed.

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      Dated: Jumada Al-Thani 11, 1424 A.H

      Corresponding to August 9, 2003 A.D

      (Signature)

      August 11, 2003 A.D

      Director General

      General Department for Research, Writing

      and Translation

      (Signed)

      August 11, 2003 A.D

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      Department for Research and Publication

      Outgoing No. 401

      Dated: August 11, 2003 A.D

      THE LIVING THOUGHTS OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD

      Maulana Muhammad ‘Ali

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      Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha‘at Islam, Lahore, USA

      First Edition — 1947

      USA Edition — 1992

      E-book Edition — 2011

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      E-book Publisher’s Note

      “And when the books are spread” (81:10)

      It gives us great pleasure to present Maulana Muhammad Ali’s The Living Thoughts of the Prophet Muhammad in this e-book format. With the increasing popularity of e-readers, e-books have, by many accounts, become a preferred means to read literature. In order to continue to have the world-renowned literary treasures written by Maulana Muhammad Ali and other Lahore Ahmadiyya authors easily accessible to the general public, we have ventured to generate e-books of our standard publications.

      This e-book of The Living Thoughts of the Prophet Muhammad by Maulana Muhammad Ali is a result of this new venture. Additional titles converted to e-book format include, English Translation and Commentary of the Holy Quran, Teachings of Islam, Muhammad the Prophet, History of the Prophets, The Manual of Hadith, The Early Caliphate, Muhammad and Christ, and others.

      In the e-book format, it is necessary to place all footnotes at the end of the document, in effect, converting them to “endnotes”. In this book, the footnotes are generally short citation references, and to move back and forth to the end of the document was deemed more cumbersome than placing the citation within the text. Therefore, we have placed all the footnotes within the text in a smaller type size for ease of reference.

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