An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 75
75 The Promised Messiah as also answered in this book the questions raised by Maulav i Muhammad H ussain Bat a lv i in his tract Jaw a b Fai s lah A sm a n i and pointed out that the Messenger of God never had the power of dictating to God and heavenly signs were not like the tricks and deceptions played by jugglers for the amusement of the people. He also suggested a convincing method of testing the truth of his mission. Any Muslim could try it without inconvenience and unpleasantness of any kind. It was indeed the simplest, shortest and surest way to arriving at truth. One could turn to God at night and offer two rak‘ a t prayers, in the first of which s u rah Y a S i n should be recited, and in the second, s u rah al-Ikhl as should be recited 21 times. After this, the seeker after truth should repeat the Dar u d 300 times and also Istighf a r 300 times. Then he should pray that God might reveal to him the truth by means of a vision, dream or inspiration and guide him or her to the right path. The Promised Messiah as also claimed that he was the Sul ta nul Mashriq the Mahdi whose appearance in this age was prophesied by the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. ( Life of Ahmad by A. R. Dard ra , edition of 2008, pp. 339-340) Specimen of Writing On their side the Maulv i Sahibs are calling for my eradication by every means and on the other side, the revelation comes (Arabic): They are awaiting thy being afflicted with misfortune. On them will be the evil affliction. They are trying to humiliate and disgrace me and God promises (Arabic): I shall humiliate him who designs to humiliate thee. God is thy reward. God will bestow upon thee thy glory. On their side the Maulav i s are issuing declaration upon declaration that anyone who agrees with my doctrine and follows me becomes a disbeliever and on His side God Almighty continuously emphasizes the revelation (Arabic): Announce: If you love Allah, then follow me.