MIAN ATAULLAH

About the Book

Mian Ataullah, B.A.L.L.B, Advocate, Amir Jamaat Canada (1961-69), Amir Jamaat Rawalpindi Pakistan, (1948-61), passed away in Toronto in January 1969. In the years that followed a number of articles about him were published in Urdu authored by Malik Salahud Din, was published in Qadian, India.

This biography in English is an account of Mian Ataullah’s life, his achievements, his character and the legacy he left to his children, close friends and acquiantances to ponder and emulate his qualities.

It is customary to write biographies of popular personality in terms of their worldly achievements. Often their flawed character overshadowed by their social or political achievements remain unwritten. By contrast there are seemingly ordinary personalities who establish a tradition of piety and righteousness for those who come into contact with them and who carry the legacy of piety to others long after the person has departed. Mian Attaullah was one such rare personality whose life deserves to be recorded and remembered.

He was a successful lawyer, a devout Ahmadi Muslim and a religious scholar. For more than 12 years he was a member of the Ahmadiyya Community’s Council of Judges and Amir Jamaat of Rawalpindi. From the age of 22, until the age of 61 years, he was a member of the Majlis-i-Mushawarat. For years he was a regular speaker at the Community’s Annual Vonventions (Jalsa Salaana) held in Qadian and Rabwah. Some of his speeches were published in book form by the Ahmadiyya Community.

After his passing his remains were buried in the Bahishti Maqbara, Rabwah. To comply with his wishes, his entire estate including his large house, home building plots and library were deeded, to the Ahmadiyya Community, Rawalpindi Pakistan.

About the Author

Muhammad Munir Mian is the second son of the late MIan Ataullah, Advocate. He was educated in Pakistan, Great Britain and the United States.

He lives with his wife in St. Lambert (Montreal), Canada. They have two sons.