Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 2
2 BAr a h i n-e-a h madiyya generally available to the Muslims and no one may have any diffi- culty in acquiring it. I had hoped that well-to-do Muslims, who are also generous and resolute, would lend wholehearted support to this immensely important book and the difference would thus be covered. But, somehow, this hope has not yet been realized. Most people have not purchased more than one or two copies, with the exception of His Excellency, Hadrat Khalifa Syed Muhammad Hassan Khan Bah a dur, Dast u r-e-Mu‘a zz am [Prime Minister and Member Council of Regency] of the State of Patiala, Punjab, who has bought fifty copies for distribution among students who cannot afford it, and has paid their full price as published in the announcement. He has also been of great help in introducing it to other buyers and has promised to help in other ways as well. (May God recompense him for it and reward him abundantly. ) The current situation is that although—according to the announce- ment published on December 3, 1879—the price has been fixed at ten rupees instead of five, it is still discounted by one and a half times the cost price. Please note that the new rate does not apply to those who had already made payments before the publication of the announcement. Through this announcement, I wish to appeal to all esteemed buyers—whose names I am honoured to record below—and to other affluent and generous people who are engaged in helping the cause of Islam, that they should come forward in support of this worthy cause that has been undertaken to establish the supremacy of Islam and whose benefits will not be limited to their own persons but will reach thousands of servants of God for all times to come.