Hazrat Hafiz Jamal Ahmad (ra) was born in 1892 in Jhelum. His father, Hazrat Hakim Ghulam Mohyuddin (ra), pledged allegiance to Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) through a letter. 

Hazrat Hafiz Jamal Ahmad (ra) memorised the Holy Quran at the age of 13 and had the honour of visiting Hazrat Ahmad (as) in Lahore a few days before Huzoor’s demise. 

He later had the opportunity to learn the commentary of the Holy Quran, hadith and medicine from Hazrat Hakim Maulvi Nuruddin (ra), Khalifatul Masih I. 

In 1914, at the behest of Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (ra), Khalifatul Masih II, he dedicated his life for Islam Ahmadiyyat. 

When the wife of Hazrat Hafiz Jamal Ahmad (ra) passed away in 1920, Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (ra) arranged for his second marriage. 

In 1927, Hazrat Hafiz Jamal Ahmad (ra) was instructed to go to Mauritius with his family. He left Bombay (now Mumbai) on 17 July 1928 and reached Mauritius after travelling for 10 continuous days. In Mauritius, he performed great and important services in the field of preaching and moral training of the Jamaat. 

He passed away on 27 December 1949 and was buried there. 

Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (ra), Khalifatul Masih II,  offered the funeral prayer of Hazrat Hafiz Jamal Ahmad (ra) in absentia and in his Friday sermon on 30 December 1949, while mentioning him, stated that due to the financial condition of the Jamaat, Hazrat Hafiz Jamal Ahmad (ra) was sent to Mauritius with his family on the condition that he would not be able to return to his homeland for the rest of his life. 

On his demise, Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (ra), Khalifatul Masih II, said about Mauritius:

“Blessed is that land where one as supremely resolute and pious as he is buried.”