An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 246
246 Background According to Hadrat Jal a l-ud-D i n Shams ra , Maulav i Sahi b having been foiled in all his attempts and in all fields , started a campaign of vilification against the Promised Messiah as , and to incite the Government against the Promised Messiah as , he indulged even to the extent of fabrication of lies and claiming that this man (the Promised Messiah as ) is a rebel and more dangerous than the blood-thirsty Mahdi Sudani. It is not in the interest of the government to show leniency to him under the cover of the freedom of speech. The District Magistrate of Gurdaspur has bound Maulav i Muhammad H ussain Bat a lv i to keep peace, and this action was taken on basis of an agreement that Maulav i Sahi b had reached. Nonetheless, Maulv i Sahi b was constantly engaged in his mischievous activities and spreading the word that the Promised Messiah as was a “blood thirsty Mahdi. ” In face of this subversive propaganda, the Promised Messiah as was left with no option but to expound and elucidate the belief of the Jam a ‘at about the Jihad. The Book The Promised Messiah as published the following comment in English on the title page of the book: As the Muslims of India entertain different beliefs with regard to “the coming of the Mehdi ” and especially the nature of his appearance among the Muslims, according to some Muslims, he will be a reformer and engenderer of new life, like a true lover of peace and tranquility and a person poor in heart, the Muslims of his party considering his appearance as merely spiritual, while the other Muslims such as Maulavi Muhammad Hussain Batala, editor of Ish a ‘atus-Sunnah and leader and advocate of Ahl-i-hadis or Wahabis of his class, believe that the coming Mehdi will be Ghazi, general