An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 118
118 Background Maulav i Muhammad H ussain Bat a lv i wrote an article in his journal, Ish a ‘atus-Sunnah , in which he made allegations against the Promised Messiah as saying that he had no proper knowledge of how a commentary on the Holy Quran is written and that he was not well-versed in oriental learning. The Promised Messiah as answered this allegation very effectively by writing the book, Kar a m a tu s - Sa diq i n. The Book The book comprises four exquisite qa si dahs (a poetic composition - 639 verses) of matchless character and a masterly commentary on the s u rah al-F a ti h ah in beautiful Arabic, written within a week. He then invited Maulav i Muhammad H ussain Bat a lv i to test his knowledge by an open competition of literary character, but Maulav i Muhammad H ussain Bat a lv i evaded it with a long explanation which he published in his journal, Ish a ‘atus-Sunnah , no. 8, vols. 190-192. The Promised Messiah as further invited the Mullahs who were already siding with the Christians and were busy excommunicating him, to point out any mistake in his qa si dahs or his commentary, and offered them five rupees per mistake as a reward. The Promised Messiah as also announced that if Maulav i Muhammad H ussain Bat a lv i and his friends wrote within a month of publication of this book, similar qa si dahs or made an attempt to write a similar commentary on the s u rah al-F a ti h ah , he would offer them a handsome reward of Rs. 1000. He further prophesied that none of them would dare accept this challenge. Explaining the aim and object of writing these qa si dahs and commentary, the Promised Messiah as said that he had not written them for self-praise, but to refute their objection that he was a liar and an imposter and that he had no knowledge of the Holy Quran.