Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din

Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din (1870 – December 28, 1932) was a prominent figure of the early Ahmadiyya movement and the author of numerous works about Islam.

Life Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din was born in Punjab, India in 1870. His grandfather, Abdur Rashid, a poet, was at one time chief Muslim Judge of Lahore during the Sikh period. Kamal-ud-Din was educated at the Forman Christian College, Lahore where he was drawn to Christianity, but he was later exposed to the writings of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement, and experienced a renewed devotion to Islam. In 1893, he joined the movement and became a close disciple of Ghulam Ahmad,

Kamal-ud-Din worked as a lecturer and then as principal of Islamia College, Lahore. He made several long visits to England and toured other countries in Europe, Africa, and Asia, including his home country of India, delivering lectures on Islam. In 1923, he performed his second Hajj in the company of close friend Lord Headley, a British convert. The same year, he was also elected member of the League of Nations Union.

He is buried in the Ahmadiyya Plot at Miani Sahib Cemetery in Lahore.

Literary work Below is a partial list of English books by Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din, which can be read online: (Urdu books by Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din are also accessible online. )

Al-Islam Ethics of War The Existence of God Five Pillars of Islam God and His Attributes The Great Revolution The Holy Quran and the Bible Introduction to the Study of the Holy Quran Islam and Christianity Islam and Civilisation Islam & Other Religions Islam to East and West Jesus — An Ideal of Godhead and Humanity Muhammad the Most Successful Prophet Mysticism in Islam The Problem of Human Evolution The Quran a Miracle A Running Commentary on the Holy Quran The Sources of Christianity The Status of Women in World Religions and Civilisations The Strength of Islam Study for an Atheist Study of Islam Sufeism in Islam Unity of the Human Race The Vicegerent of God on Earth Woman from Judaism to Islam Worship and Sacrificialism