An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 164
164 Background The Promised Messiah as had to embark upon this project because the A ryah Sam a jists of Qadian following in the footsteps of the Christians thought that the best way of defence of their religion was to launch an attack on the Holy Prophet sa and present him as a disgraceful man who indulged in unbridled sexual lust. The Book The Promised Messiah as in this book undertook a critical analysis of the doctrines of the A ryah Sam a j. This analysis had to be undertaken to silence the A ryah Sam a jists who thought that they could get away by throwing stones on the Holy Prophet sa while they were sitting in glass houses. He chose one of their doctrines called Niyog and exposed its disgusting nature to public view. How this doctrine is extremely indecent and repugnant to man's natural and moral sense is evident from the fact that the Hindus do not openly practise or preach it. At first, the Promised Messiah as would not believe that man could sink so low in immorality. Therefore, he convened a public meeting on July 30, 1895, in the mosque at Qadian and four members of the A ryah Sam a j were invited to attend the meeting. They were then questioned about this doctrine and they had to admit its existence and acknowledge it as laid down in Saty a rath Prak a sh. Decency does not permit one to go into the subject in detail but this account would be incomplete if no mention is made of this ugly doctrine. The essence of the doctrine of Niyog is this: If a man is without a male issue, he may permit his wife to have a sexual intercourse with another man or a number of men until the desired number of sons is obtained. The marriage remains intact and the wife must serve her husband also during this period. The husband need not be an imbecile or impotent. If he likes, he can also continue to have intercourse with his wife. The sons born out of the Niyog are regarded his sons. A man can even have intercourse with as many as 11 women