An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 258
258 Background The Promised Messiah as was prompted to write this book when one his followers, Il a h i Bakhsh, an accountant, became a renegade, even though the Promised Messiah as had written a book, D ar u ratul-Im a m to remove some of his doubts and misgivings. This man, with two of his friends, Munsh i ‘Abdul H aq, a pensioner, and Ha f iz Muhammad Y u suf of Irrigation Department, tried to whip up feelings against the Promised Messiah as by raising irrelevant issues. The Promised Messiah as , therefore, wrote to him twice and the last letter was written on June 16, 1899, urging him to publish those prophecies which Il a h i Bakhsh had made about the Promised Messiah as , and an Ishtih a r about the prophecies should reach him by June 30, 1899, otherwise no further correspondence would be entertained. Il a h i Bakhsh wrote a letter to the Promised Messiah as in the first week of July in which he mentioned some of his prophecies against him. The Promised Messiah as started writing the book at the end of July 1899. The Book On August 1, 1899, the Promised Messiah as finished writing his book, Tiry a qul-Qul u b. In this book, the Promised Messiah as asserted with all emphasis at his command that: It is necessary that in this religion such people are born who are true successors of the Holy Prophet sa and prove that the Prophet is alive and well with all his spiritual blessings and he did not die and it is important to show that all spiritual blessings of his are living. . . ( Tiry a qul-Qul u b , p. 5, R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 15, p. 138) The Promised Messiah as further declared: God has granted me heavenly signs and there is no one who can compete with me in this field and there is no Christian in this world