Ahmadiyyat or Qadianism! Islam or Apostasy? — Page 379
CHAPTER TWELVE. PHYSICAL HEALTH. In their endeavours to discredit Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of. Qadian, his adversaries have depicted him as, God forbid, a very sick person who not only suffered from physical ailment, but also from mental ilnesses. There does however appear to be quite a difference of opinion as to the ailments these contentious mullahs allege he suffered from. . The most interesting aspect of all these allegations is that while these anti Ahmadiyya authors allege that Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was afflicted by illness from his youth', they also declare that: 'In his youth, the [Hazrat] Mirza [Ghulam Ahmad] engaged himself, in vigorous spiritual exercises and courses of rigid self discipline. He also fasted continuously for long periods of time. In one of his long spells of spiritual exertions, he fasted continuously for six months. In 1886 [at the age of 51], he passed another period of exclusive worship and prayer at Hoshiarpur. "2. What one fails to understand is how could one who suffered from acute physical ailments right from his youth sustain such a vigorous pace of physical self deprivation, which at times, extended for a period of some six months and even at the age of 51. . Does this not indicate that the authors of these anti Ahmadiyya tirades are indulging in some kind of a foul play?. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam 'Ahmad no doubt suffered from some ailments, headache and giddiness and also diabetes. But then the Promised Messiah was expected to suffer from some ailments since our beloved Prophet,. Hazrat Muhammed Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had prophesied that he would: 'descend while wrapped in two yellow sheets. '³ 1. Nadwi, A. H: Qadianism. A Critical Study: pg 11 380