The present edition of TOWARDS UNDER STANDING ISLAM is not only a new
translation of my book Risala-e-Diniyat but is also an entirely new and revised edition of
it. The first edition of the book which was revised edition of it. The first edition of the
book which was rendered into English by the late Dr. Abdul Guhani (Director of public
instruction, Afghanistan), was very brief and sketchy. Unfortunately), was very brief
sketchy. Unfortunately Dr. Abdul Ghani passed away immediately after the completion
of the translation and thus he did not live to improve and revise it. Later on I revised the
original book and made substantial additions to it. Now Mr. Khurshid Ahmad has very
ably and skillfully rendered a new translation of the revised edition of Risala-e-Diniyat
and my heartfelt thanks are due to him for this labour of love. I am confident that in this
new form the book will be much more useful for the purpose for which it has been
written.