An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 24
24 The author of the Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah is well-known to us. In fact, few know more about his thoughts, aspirations and circumstances etc. than we do. He belongs to our district, and when young, attended the same course and the same instruction with us. Since those days we have corresponded, communicated and conferred with him regularly. Nobody, therefore, should take it an exaggeration if we say that we know the author and his circumstances rather well. So far, the reviewer affirms that his testimony is not based on hearsay, but on his long intimate personal association with the author. But, look at the testimony itself: This book 7 , in our opinion, is without parallel in our time, and in view of the circumstances and the needs of our time, there has not been another one like it in the entire history of Islam. About the future, no one can say. Only All a h will reveal the truth after this. As for the author, we can say there have been few Muslims, if any, who have been so constant in their service to Islam, service by purse and pen, by personal character and by speech. ( Life of Ahmad by A. R. Dard ra , edition of 2008, p. 98) If we are accused of exaggeration, so common in Asia, we should be told at least of one book written in our time, which answers the objections of the enemies of Islam such as the A ryah Sect and the Brahm u Sam a j with the same energy and earnestness. We should also be told of two or more friends of Islam, who have resolved to serve Islam in the same way, with purse and pen, with speech and silence, whose lives are similarly devoted and who are able manfully to challenge the enemies of Islam and the deniers of revelation, come and witness these experiences and have their doubts removed and have 7 Referring to the Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah.