An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 336
336 book, and he (Maulav i San a ull a h) could write a book whenever he would like. The Promised Messiah as took up these three points and started writing the book on November 8, completed it on November 12, and it was printed on November 15. The Promised Messaih as has forcefully rebutted the three assertions made by Maulav i San a ull a h by providing cogent arguments. The original edition consisted of 87 pages, of which 38 were in Urdu and 39 pages in Arabic, which was a qa si dah of high literary merit, unequalled in eloquence and brilliance of 532 verses with Urdu translation running under it. The qa si dah very vividly depicted the details of ‘Mudd’ Mub ah athah (Debate) and quoted numerous signs and proofs in support of his claim and ended with the expression of his sole and cherished desire that the Cross be rent asunder. On the front page of the book, a resounding challenge was made to expose the hypocrisy of Maulav i San a ull a h. The Promised Messiah as offered a tempting reward of Rs. 10,000 to him and his accomplices if they could produce a qa si dah of the same quality in five days (the days the Promised Messiah as spent in writing it) and a reply to the assertion made by him in prose. He said that he would readily proffer the prize without a moment’s hesitation. He went to the extent of enlarging the period to a week, even 12 days to bring a book comparable to it. The Promised Messiah as declares with a divine call: Let the heaven and earth be a witness over what I declare today that if I am true and the mission is divinely inspired as it is, Maulav i San a ull a h and his Companions would never be able to write a book like it, for God has informed me that their pens would be broken and their hearts would become dull. ( I‘j a z-e-Ahmad i , p. 37, R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol 19, pp. 148) And what could be a greater sign than this! Despite this open challenge with a tempting reward and with a margin of 12 days, none of them had the courage to come forward to do the bidding as