Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Parts I & II — Page 66
66 BAr a h i n-e-a h madiyya is no secret to me. Hence, I do not fear them and they cannot intimidate me at all. The lowly moth, when its death is near, Attacks the burning flame with great pride and temerity. I only ask them to show restraint until some parts of the book are published. Thereafter, they need not hold back and are at full lib- erty to criticize as much as they please. There is a common prov- erb, ‘The truth has nothing to fear,’ and in this instance, truth is surely on my side. No [Christian] missionary or [Hindu] pundit can succeed against me, nor can they harm me with their non- sensical and vacuous boasts. Rather, their arrogant posturing only exposes their dishonesty and ill-intent. Hitherto, they have not even perused the contents of this book and are ignorant of its arguments, nor do they comprehend the standard of research on which it is based. And yet they are audacious enough to claim that they will counter the proofs and arguments contained therein. So much for their honesty and integrity. Gentlemen! How can you claim to be able to reject my arguments when you have not even studied them? It is blind prejudice, surely, that drives you to denounce my arguments as invalid and easily refutable. For you have neither ascertained whether the arguments and proofs I have advanced are authentic or spurious, nor whether they are based on solid premises or upon mere fallacies. If you have already decided to reject my arguments without enquiring into their merit, what is there to guarantee that your nafs-e-amm a rah [ego] will not tempt