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255 255 255 255 255 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION However, the Magistrate Pilate found Jesus Christ not guilty of any charges that were levelled against him, but he was afraid of the Jews. So he gave his orders to put Jesus Christ on the cross. But in contrast, the Magistrate in case of the Promised Messiah as , whose name was Capt. Douglas, a Deputy Commissioner, was so inclined to do justice that he disregarded the opinion and feelings of Christian Missionaries, who were of the same religion as he himself, and acquitted the Promised Messiah as completely of all false charges. In this way, the Magistrate Capt. Douglas became a very important person in the history of Ahmadiyyat. On February 6, 1898, the Promised Messiah as publicized his prophecy through a public advertisement stating that plague was going to spread in Punjab. The prophecy was based on one of his visions. One must remember that at that time, plague was nowhere reported in Punjab. Therefore, the opponents of the Promised Messiah as ridiculed him and laughed at this prophecy. But in the next winter the cities of Jallandhar and Hoshiarpur fell victim to plague and this epidemic started to claim victims in other areas as well. This sermon was revealed to the Promised Messiah as by God, and according to divine direction, the Promised Messiah as gave this sermon in the Aqsa Mosque, in Arabic language. The Promised Messiah as was given special strength and power to express himself in Arabic. It was divine revelation which gave him this extraordinary power to speak in Arabic. The sermon was a matchless scholarly feat. It was published under the title “Khutba-e- Ilhamia” or the Revealed Sermon on October 17, 1902. This famous book of the Promised Messiah as contains a commentary on the first Chapter of the Holy Qur’an, Surah Fatihah. This commentary is writ- ten in Arabic language and consists of such deep meanings and uses such refined Arabic language that those who appreciate the Arabic language openly acknowledge that it is impossible to write such eloquent Arabic commen- tary of Surah Fatihah, without a clear guidance from God. The Promised Messiah as invited every religious scholar, including the Pir of Golra Sharif, Mehar Ali Shah, to write a commentary in response to the one written by the Promised Messiah as. But nobody came forward to compete with the Prom- ised Messiah as in writing the Arabic commentary. The Prophecy of the Plague (February 6, 1898) The Revealed Sermon on Eidul Ad-hiya — Khutbah lhaamiah (April 11, 1900) Ijaz-ul- Masih (February 20, 1901) 7. 1 7. 1 7. 1 7. 1 7. 1 P P P P P ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED M M M M M E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H AS AS AS AS AS A N D A N D A N D A N D A N D S S S S S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S — P — P — P — P — P ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED M M M M M E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H AS AS AS AS AS