An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 271
271 the word Mub a rak (congratulations) written in scarlet, it was a Kashf (vision) culminating in the acceptance of his prayers. The Book The Khutbah Ilhamiyyah (The Revealed Sermon) thus delivered has been documented in a book form. The excellence, the elegance, the beauty and the perfection of the Arabic used in the Khu t bah Ilh a miyyah, makes one wonder at the Divine blessings the Promised Messiah as was being continually bestowed and endowed with. His opponents had first alleged that he had no knowledge of Arabic, and when he started writing books in Arabic, the like of which no Mullah scholar or authority in Arabic could produce, even the Arabs marvelled at the beauty of the language. Then it was alleged that some Arab was employed to write the books for him, then came this remarkable sermon delivered extempore before more than 200 people. The Khutbah Ilhamiyyah comprises two parts. The first part beginning from pages 1 to 30, and the second part from pages 31 to 73. The first edition indicated the date of August 25, 1901, and later edition October 17, 1902 is published, it appears during the intervening period, four more chapters and some flyers were added during the period of May 1900 to October 1902, and then it appeared in the final shape in October 1902. The whole book is now known as Khu t bah Ilh a miyyah, although the Khu t bah itself consists of 30 pages. In the chapters added later, the Promised Messiah as discussed at length the philosophy of sacrifice and other chapters relate to his advent as the Promised Messiah in the light of the Holy Quran and the Ah a d i th. An Ishtih a r was also added to it as a supplement about the construction of a Minaret in fulfilment of the prophecy of the Holy Prophet sa which says: “The Promised Messiah will descend by the white Minaret to the East of Damascus. ” Qadian is situated to the East of Damascus - the significance of the word Damascus lies in the fact that the doctrine of the Trinity had its