“And when books are spread abroad,”
(Holy Quran 81:11)
3269. The reference seems to be to the vast circulation of newspapers, journals and books and to the system of libraries and reading rooms and such other places and means of spreading knowledge in the Latter Days. (Explanation by Malik Ghulam Farid Sb, edition 2002)
Constitution
101. Secretary Isha’at will be responsible for publicising the activities of Lajna Imaillah Mulk and the outstanding activities of the Majalis.
102. Secretary Isha’at shall be responsible for printing and publishing newsletters, gazettes, periodicals and books which Lajna Imaillah Mulk decides to publish.
103. Secretary Isha’at shall maintain the income and expenditure account of all literature that was published under Lajna Ima’illah Mulk.
Note: A committee of three (3) members should be formed in the Majalis where Isha’at work is being undertaken, to inspect and assess that the material for publication is suitable for this purpose.
Isha’at Updates
Majalis Newsletters 2026
The Isha’at Department presents a new set of newsletters created by Majalis in the second quarter. Read newsletters from New Malden, Roehampton Vale, Scunthorpe, Tolworth and West Croydon.
New lajna publications 2025/26
New Lajna books have been added to the library.
Importance of Promised Messiah's (as) books
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi (as), was raised in this Age to reform the world at large. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) had called him the Hakm and Adl. He had said that even if the Faith would have gone to Pleiades, he would bring it back. Indeed, he was to establish the Law of God and revive His noble religion. This, he did, along with other things, through his writings and discourses on various occasions.
Promised Messiah (as) states in his book Fateh-Islam:
‘O, He the Most Wise, Most Powerful, let this workshop come into being by sending this humble one to undertake this work of reforming mankind. This workshop He had divided into several branches, all devoted to the dissemination of truth, the propagation of Islam. Of these branches one branch is concerned with the preparation of books, one of the tasks assigned to this humble one. To perform this task I have been gifted with special knowledge. Knowledge which is not within man’s capacity, which can be acquired only by the Help of God, which comes not of human effort but through the Holy Spirit. Instruction by the Holy Spirit has dissolved our difficulties’.
(Victory of Islam Page 10)
Hazrat Musleh Maud (ra) while talking about the importance of reading books of Promised Messiah (as) states:
Read the books of the Promised Messiah (as) as God granted the Promised Messiah (as) Special knowledge. The Promised Messiah (as) says that every Prophet is given the use of particular weapons. And that my weapon is the Holy Qur’an. Therefore the books of the Promised Messiah (as) are an unequalled commentary of the Holy Qur’an.
And we have entered into the battlefield with Satan. But if we enter this battlefield without any weapons then imagine how dangerous this situation will be for us. It is therefore essential for us, that we have in our hands an extremely sharp and powerful sword and that sword is the books of the Promised Messiah.
In reality that sword is the Holy Qur’an, but as the books of the Promised Messiah are a commentary of the Holy Qur’an, they also serve as a sword (in the fight against Satan). Therefore read the Holy Qur’an, and to understand it, remember the books of the Promised Messiah (as). These books are such an amazing national weapon in your hand that Satan will run away even at the mere sight of them.’
(Al-Fazl 22nd January 1920)