Intro
He was the son of Begum Shafi Ahmad (born Sunni-Muslim) and Syed Shafi Ahmad of Delhi, who had accepted Ahmadiyyat in 1903. Syed Shafi Ahmad of Delhi allegedly belonged to the family of Khawaja Mir Dard and was the son of a cousin of Nusrat Jehan Begum (MGA’s second wife). His brother (Syed Hasanat Ahmad) is also a famous Ahmadi and has books on alislam.org.

He was an Indian diplomat. He had a doctorate in Arab history from the American University of Beirut and a doctorate in literature from the University of Tehran. Ahmad was also the First Secretary of the Indian High Commission in Australia, High Commissioner to the West Indies, and an adviser to the Indian delegation to the United Nations. He also served as rapporteur to the United Nations Special Committee on Apartheid and was a fellow of the Indian Council of Historical Research. He seems to have lived in New York for the last 10+ years of his life (1977-1987). He died in Delhi on July-30-1988 (See page 37). Barakat Ahmad died in 1988 as a result of bladder cancer.

He represented India at the United Nations in committees dealing with the Arab-Israeli dispute, question of Human Rights and Colonial Affairs. He spent four years in the United States, three in Europe, three in Australia and twelve in the Middle East on diplomatic assignments. It seems that he was living in New York in the 1970’s and was a member of the Ahmadiyya Community of New York (see page 37). He translated many books into English. He famously translated “Murder in the Name of Allah” into English which was published a year after he died. His book, “Introduction to Qur’anic Script” was published posthumously in 1999.

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His father

Who is Syed Shafi Ahmad of Delhi (born-1941? – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog

His father was Syed Shafi Ahmad of Delhi.
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His mother

He was the son of Begum Shafi Ahmad (born Sunni-Muslim).
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His brother

Syed Hasanat Ahmad (he has 2 books on alislam.org).
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1973
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/097492847302900402

First Published October 1, 1973 Research Article

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1974
https://www.worldcat.org/title/jews-under-early-islam-ad-622-632/oclc/785039723&referer=brief_results
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/097492847403000206

He wrote his PHD Thesis on “”The Jews under early Islam, A.D. 622-632″”.  He also wrote, Panjdeh Incident and the Occupation of Egypt

First Published April 1, 1974 Research Article

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1975
https://www.alislam.org/library/books/Muhammad-and-Jews.pdf

The preface for “Muhammad and the Jews” (1979) was written from New York. It seems that he was living in New York in the 1970’s and was a member of the Ahmadiyya Community of New York (see page 37). He represented India at the United Nations in committees dealing with the Arab-Israeli dispute, question of Human Rights and Colonial Affairs. He spent four years
in the United States, three in Europe, three in Australia and twelve in the Middle East on diplomatic assignments. 
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1979

His book, “Muhammad and the Jews” is published from Delhi, India. In the preface he acknowledged lots of people from Trinidad. It’s unclear what his connected was with the Ahmadi’s of Trinidad. It should be noted that the Preface was written in 1975.
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1983

The Sep-Dec-1983 edition of the Muslim Sunrise was edited by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir (named as the Editor in Chief), Mubasher Ahmad (M.A., L.L.B.) is named as the managing editor and there are 2 circulation managers, Nazir A. Ayaz and Saeeda Lateef. Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir’s private address is given out for those who have questions about the subject matter, all questions about the business affairs of the Muslim Sunrise are addressed at 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., at the American Fazl Mosque (which was the headquarters of the USA jamaat). Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir wrote an editorial on “Current Trends in Islamic Thought”. The 1925 Jalsa speech by the 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa is given. An essay by Zafar Ahmad Chaudhry? (Air Marshall of the Pakistani Air Force) on “Ahmadiyya Beliefs: Some Allegations Corrected” is given, in this article he talks about Ahmadiyya Takfir, the Ahmadiyya violation of the Kalima, the Ahmadiyya violation on Jihad, the split in Ahmadiyya and etc. In the next essay, the Munir Inquiry of 1953-54 is mentioned, Zafrullah Khan is mentioned, this is an essay by Dr. Syed Barakat Ahmad. Jihad is also discussed via a newspaper from Ghana named “The Guardian” of Dec-1982. 5 locations of the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA are given, 2141 Leroy PL, N.W. Washington D.C., 637 Randolph Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45408, 4448 South Wabash Ave, Chicago, Ill, 60653, 4401 Oakwood St, St. Louis, MO, 63121, G. P. O. Box 1828, New York, NY 10116. Ahmadiyya locations around the world are given; Benin, the Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Canada, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Australia, Burma, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
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1984
Syed Barakat Ahmad Archives | The Review of Religions

He wrote an article in the Review of Religions. 
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1985-1987
https://www.alislam.org/library/books/mna/introduction.html

When Syed Barakat Ahmad began translating “Murder in the Name of Allah” he was already suffering from an advanced stage of cancer of the bladder. Doctors had given him six months to live at the longest. He repeatedly wrote to me asking for prayers and expressing his desire that Allah might grant him the opportunity to finish not only the present work but many other projects he was undertaking at the same time.

He wrote “Introduction to Quaranic Script” in this era.

He also wrote 3 articles for the Review of Religions in 1985.
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1988
https://www.alislam.org/library/books/mna/introduction.html

He died in early 1988. Just a few months before his demise, he was also able to write a very scholarly article, ‘Muhammad and the Jews’, which was acknowledged as a model of historical research. He was in extreme pain and discomfort during his last days, but he was an outstandingly brave man and continued to work almost till his last breath. May Allah rest his soul in eternal peace.
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1989

“Murder in the Name of Allah” is published and he is named as the translator.

He is also discussed in the Souvenir of 1989.

Scan

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1999
https://www.alislam.org/quran/scripts/title.html

His famous book, “Introduction to Qur’anic Script” is published posthumously.
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2013
https://www.worldcat.org/title/muslims-commentary-of-the-bible-matthew-mark-luke-john/oclc/1062293474&referer=brief_results

His book, “”Muslim’s commentary of the Bible : Matthew, Mark, Luke, John”” is published.

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Links and Related Essay’s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barakat_Ahmad

https://www.alislam.org/library/books/mna/introduction.html

https://books.google.com/books?id=4G3JVgJVzJ8C&dq=%22Barakat+Ahmad%22+

https://www.alislam.org/quran/scripts/title.html

Who is Syed Shafi Ahmad of Delhi (born-1941? – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog

Who is Begum Shafi Ahmad?

An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam (alislam.org)

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