An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 399
399 The Promised Messiah as enumerated the chief attributes of a living and dynamic religion. He said that the fundamentals of a true religion are the constant manifestation of Divine help in support of the living religion. He argued that without Divine manifestation and conviction, faith does not reach the stage of a complete identity with his Creator. Pointing out the differences between a dead and a living religion, the Promised Messiah as said that the living religion is constantly supported by miracles and Divine manifestation. He said that a number of prophecies that he had made after his Divine revelation in part two of the book were fulfilled. The fulfilment of so many prophecies was yet another unmistakable proof of the truth of Islam. The Promised Messiah as also took up a number of objections raised by various so called Muslim scholars, including Muhammad Ikr a mull a h Sh a hj a hnp u r i , Maulav i Muhammad H ussain Bat a lv i , Syed Muhammad ‘Abdul Wa hi d and Maulav i Rash i d Ahmad Gangoh i , in the supplement to the fifth part of the Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah and answered them convincingly. In the Preface to the fifth and the last part, the Promised Messiah as says: Several times, I regretted the long delay in completing the Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah , but in spite of every effort and in spite of the fact that its subscribers insistently demanded the book, during this long period of postponement, opponents raised such objections as were extremely steeped in mistrust and abuse. In fact, the long delay created objections in the minds of the people. The exigencies of Divine Decree did not allow me to complete this book. It shows that man cannot really go beyond the limits set by the Decree of God ( Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah , Preface pp. 1-2, R uha n i Khaz a’ in vol. 21, pp. 2-3) The Promised Messiah as , describing the conditions in how he was engaged in the production of part one of the book, says: