A Critical Review of the Pamphlet, 'Fateh-e-Qadian' — Page 24
24 A critical Review of the Pamphlet—‘f a te h -e-Qadian’ declared a liar. (Announcement of August 28, 1900, Majm u ‘ah Ishtih a r a t , vol. 3, published by Ash-Shirkatul Isl a miyyah Ltd. , Rabwah, Pakistan, pp. 351–353) Munsh i Il a h i Bakhsh wrote regarding the above mentioned second condition set by the Promised Messiah as : Holy is Allah! This is strange justice, that Mirz a himself is not prepared to accept a single condition from others but is adding condition upon condition himself. Furthermore, the stipulated conditions are impossible to implement. ( ‘As a -e-M u s a , p. 420) The above words highlight the importance of the conditions. In fact, the biggest concern of the Promised Messiah as was that the environment of morality and restraint, which a religious contest demanded, was altogether lacking. If this were not the case, why would they declare the demand for responsibility as ‘impossible to implement’, especially, since these people were disciples of P i r [Meher ‘Al i ] and shared his beliefs. We find a similar incident in the life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. It is reported in Sunano Ab i D a w u d ( Kit a b-ul- Khir a j Wal Fai Wal Am a rah B a bo Khabarin-Na di r ) that the tribe Ban u Na di r sent a message to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa that he should bring 30 people, and that they would bring their priests. If their priests attested to the truth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa they would readily believe in him. However, since they had secretly prepared for rebellion at this meeting, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , wisely sent word that unless they gave him a written agreement, he would not trust them.