The Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at — Page 18
The Founder of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ’at [ 18 ] Satanic Obstacles in the Path of Good Another major objection is: Some of his close relatives were strongly opposed to him. One of them, Mirz a Sher ‘Al i, was his brother- in-law and the father-in-law of his eldest son, Mirz a Fa d l Ahmad. He had a dignified appearance with a white beard, and he carried prayer beads in his hand. He would sit near Bahisht i Maqbarah and whoever would come to see Mirz a Sahib would be advised in these words: Mirz a Sahib is my close relative. Why did I not accept him? The reason is that I am well aware of his condition. I know that this is a business, which he has set up to defraud people. In fact, his income was low, his brother had deprived him of his inheritance, and therefore he started this charade. You people receive books and advertisements and think of him as a great divine. We are well aware of his reality. We live with him day and night. I am telling you these things for your own benefit. ( Qadiyaniyyat — A Grave Threat to Islam , p. 12–13) This is the objection, which was raised to pronounce the Promised Messiah as as a ‘grave threat’ to Islam. But the fact is that a similar charge is levelled at the Holy Prophet sa. He was the best and greatest of all Prophets. The universe was created for his sake. Yet, his closest relatives became his staunch enemies. In the Holy Qur’an, one such enemy is