The Conclusive Argument — Page 76
76 afflictions for one year, the appointed committee will respectfully return the 1,000 rupees to Maulaw i Rusul Baba. For my part, I will also publish the declaration that Maulaw i Rusul Baba has, in fact, proved the life of the Messiah, peace be on him. However, the prize money must remain with the committee for one year. And if Maulaw i Rusul Baba does not deposit 1,000 rupees within two weeks after the publication of this book, his falsehood and lies will stand established. Everyone should then seek refuge with Almighty Allah from the evil of such liars and keep away from them. It should be clear that the opposing party has greatly hurt us and there is no scorn, insult, or abuse which they have not hurled at us. When they could not harm us through takf i r [accusation of disbelief ] and abuse, they turned to praying against us and started cursing us day and night. But how can the unjust curses of these miserly, dark-hearted people be accepted by Him who knows the secrets of the hearts? Ultimately, when their curses were of no avail, they despaired of God Almighty and turned towards the British Government, providing it with false information and writing slanderous books to the effect that my person represents a risk of sedition and Jihad. But this wise, shrewd, and perceptive Government is not so foolish as to be deceived by these cunning, spiteful people. The Government is fully aware that these are the people who themselves hold such beliefs and who have been saying for centuries that Islam should be spread through Jihad. Not only this, they also claim that when their imaginary Mahdi will appear or emerge from a cave, their supposed Jesus, too, will descend at the same time from heaven, carrying with him some sharp weapon to kill the disbelievers. Then, together, the two will kill all the disbelievers throughout the world and whoever refuses