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182 to all countries. It is a collection of four different pamphlets as indicated in the title. The central theme is that he has been divinely commissioned by God and that he is not a self-styled Messiah. It was to be pointed out that during the period of 15 months from June 5, 1893, a number of Padres did face death. First, the Leader of the Christian Missionaries, Padre Wrights, died a sudden death. The preacher speaking on the Memorial service said: “Tonight the wrath of God has fallen upon us and his hidden sword had struck him. ” Second, Padre Foreman died in Lahore. Third, Dr. John, an active member of Jandiyala Christian Mission, who had a hand in organizing this debate, died during the stipulated period. Padre ‘Im a d-ud-D i n, who posed as an authority on Arabic and the Holy Quran and who had ridiculed the literary merit of the Holy Quran, met a pathetic disgrace at the hand of the Promised Messiah as when he was offered a reward of Rs. 5,000 for writing a book in Arabic of the literary merit as Hadrat Ahmad’s N u rul- H aqq , and yet, had not the courage to accept the challenge. A supplement of 64 pages was added to the book in which the Promised Messiah as enumerated a number of signs that God had shown in his favour. He also published a letter wherein Mi an Ghul a m Far i d of Chachr a n, a well-known P i r (divine) of India had written to the Promised Messiah as on Rajab 27, 1314 A. H. In it, the P i r Sahib wrote: “Dearest friend, know that I have cherished the feelings of deep respect for you from the very beginning in order that I may have its reward. Never has any word of disrespect been uttered by me about you. Now I have to inform you that I acknowledge your goodness and there is no doubt about it. I am sure that you are a righteous servant of God. ”