A Gift for An-Nadwah — Page 9
9 A G IFT FOR A N -N ADWAH ِ ﺑِﺴْﻢِ اﻟﻠɟȹِ اﻟﺮَّمحْٰﻦِ اﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴْﻢ 1 َْ حن ٗ ﻤَﺪُہ ٰ ʄَʋ ِّʄَﻧُﺼ َو ِ رَﺳُﻮْﻟɟِ ِ اﻟْکَﺮِﻳْﻢ God’s help comes with my every breath, Where are the enlightened so that they might see? Today, 2nd October, 1902, I received an announcement published by Ha fi z Muhammad Y u suf, pensioner, which was addressed to me. According to him, he has long averred that certain persons who intended to mislead others by falsely claiming to be prophets or messengers sent by God, lived for 23 years or more [after making their claim]; (23 years being the duration of the Holy Prophet’s mission). He further writes that a close friend of his, Ab u Is ha q Muhammad D i n, has published a book, Qa t ‘ul-Wat i n , in which he has catalogued the names of such false claimants and the length of time of their 'mission' with reference to historical sources. It ap- pears that Ha fi z Sahib does not admit the validity of the 1 In the name of Allah the Gracious the Merciful. We praise Him and invoke His blessings upon His noble Messenger sa. [Publishers]