Arba'in — Page 191
ARBAIN NUMBER FOUR APPENDIX ARBAʻÎN NUMBERS 3 & 4 بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ! نَحْمَدُهُ وَنُصَلَّى عَلَى رَسُوْلِهِ الْكَرِيمِ 191 PIR MEHR ALI SHAH GOLARHVI Readers are aware that after listening daily to the denial, insults, and much abuse of the maulawīs and sajjādah nashin [the inheri- tor of a spiritual endowment]] who oppose me, and after receiving this request from them that they be shown some heavenly Sign, I had recently published an announcement in which, from among others, I had specifically addressed Pir Mehr Ali Shah. In summary, the content of this announcement was that up till now many religious debates have been conducted, but the maulawis who oppose me have gained no benefit from them, and because they have continuously asked me for Heavenly Signs, it would not be strange if they were to benefit from this at some time. Based on this, I had advanced the suggestion that Pir Mehr Ali Shah-who also lays claim to being perfectly knowledgeable 1. In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. [Publisher] 2. We praise Him and invoke blessings upon His Noble Messenger. [Publisher]