The Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at — Page 22
The Founder of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ’at [ 22 ] time, it was a great honour to have property valued above 100,000 rupees. In the later years of his life, he had an abundance of wealth. His lifestyle had become so luxurious that even his own followers started criticising and disliking it. ( Qadiyaniyyat — A Grave Threat to Islam , p. 11) On the one hand they make this allegation, and on the other hand, they accept such Prophets as true Prophets whose lifestyle is proverbial. It is narrated about Prophet Solomon as that he had such an abundance of jewelry, gold, and wealth that one does not find its equivalent in recorded history. It is written that he had 200 shields and 300 armors made of pure gold. Biblical accounts of his wealth are even more astonishing. It is written: All of King Solomon’s goblets were gold, and all of the household articles in the palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon’s days. (Kings 1, 10:21) It is also written: Then the King made a great throne inlaid with ivory and overlaid with fine gold. The throne had six steps, and its back had rounded top. On both sides of the seat were armrests with a lion standing beside each one. Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at each end of the step. Nothing like it had ever been made for any kingdom. (Kings 1, 10:18–20)