Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 76
76 BAr a h i n-e-a h madiyya not have all parts of the book, what am I supposed to give to the buyers, and how am I to ask them for the advance payment that is so crucial to the publication of the remaining parts? The entire project shall become stalled and a religious objective that we all share will run into unnecessary difficulties. Man expects good from others, I expect no good from you; The least I can I ask is: Do not do evil unto me. I have also been distressed by the remarks of some unintelligent people who are in no position to make valid observations in mat- ters of faith because of their ignorance and indifference. When it was announced that the cost of the publication would be around 9,000 rupees, they started creating hurdles with hypocritical remarks instead of readily offering their support in view of the low price of the book and high cost of publication. They have been questioning the need for this book in the presence of such a vast corpus of religious literature. I do not care about such objec- tions, for I know that the worldly-minded have their own inter- ests at heart and always try to evade their religious obligations lest they have to part with a few pennies. But since, by denigrating this serious effort, they are trying to deprive people of its immense benefits and are sparing no opportunity to sting as is their wont, and since I do not want anybody to be misled by their senseless talk, I would like to reiterate what I said in Part I, that Bar a h i n-e- Ahmadiyya has not been written without a true and urgent need. Had another book been able to fulfil the same objectives, I would have readily endorsed it and devoted myself to its propagation. In