An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 307
307 the plague was to accept the Promised Messiah with a pure and honest heart and bring a change in their lives. The Promised Messiah as declared with a conviction of a prophet that this plague however long it might linger on, even for 70 years, Qadian would remain safe from the vagaries of its ravages. The Promised Messiah as issued a daring challenge to the heads of all faiths, stating with a majesty that comes only to a Divine reformer that Qadian would stand out as a place untouched by plague, he invited the leaders of all faiths to a similar assertion. The Promised Messiah as writes: Let the followers of the Vedas pray to their Parmeshwar to seek a similar protection for Ben a ras - the birth place of the teachings of the Vedas. Let the followers of San a tan Dharam seek protection for their city where cows are in great number. Let the Christians make a prophecy about Calcutta that plague would not contaminate it because the Bishop of India lives in Calcutta and let Shams-ud-D i n and the members of the Anjuman H im a yat-e-Isl a m make a prophecy about Lahore that it would remain safe from the plague and let Munsh i Il a h i Bakhsh, who claims to be a recipient of revelations, make a revelation, and what could be a better opportunity to help the Anjuman H im a yat-e-Isl a m that Lahore would remain safe from plague. Let ‘Abdul Jabb a r and Kh a liq make a prophecy about Amritsar and let Muhammad Nadh i r H ussain and Maulav i Muhammad H ussain Bat a lv i make a prophecy about Delhi, as it is the seat of Wahh a bia faction, that Delhi would stand out as a place protected against plague. ” ( D a fi‘ul-Bal a ’ Wa Mi‘y a ro Ahlil-I st if a’ , pp. 10-11, R uhani Khaz a’ in , vol. 18, pp. 230-231) The Promised Messiah as then concluded this challenge with great force: Every one of my opponents whether he lives in Amroha in Amritsar or Delhi or Calcutta, Lahore or Golrah or Batala, if he makes an assertion with an oath that his place would remain protected against plague, then let him know that that place would certainly be hit by