The Holy War — Page 75
Proceedings—Debate 25 May 1893 75 25 May 1893 Statement of h a d rat Mirza [Ghulam Ahmad] sahib Deputy Abdullah Atham had expressed some reservations about the use of the word kam a l [excellence]. To some extent, I have already replied to this briefly. However, Deputy [Abdullah Atham] sahib also added this sentence that excellence should be in providing salvation and that the Saviour is the Messiah as. And in support of this, Deputy sahib has presented many prophecies from the Bible and also from letters to the Hebrews, etc. , but I write sadly that this headache was undertaken for no benefit. I had already stipulated that if any person from the two parties wishes to state anything about his Revealed Book, then the following rule must be adopted: If that statement is by way of a claim then that claim also should be presented by the Book itself; and if that statement is by way of a reasoned argument then it should be the case that the Book itself should present that logical argument. It should not be the case that the Revealed Book should be utterly helpless in this respect and taking pity on the Book it should be provided assistance. Deputy sahib should note attentively that when I presented argu- ments refuting the Divinity [of the Messiah], I did not present any- thing from my self—I presented those logical arguments that the Holy Quran has presented itself. But I wish to inquire from Deputy sahib what, by way of logical arguments, has he presented in accord with the stipulated conditions. If Deputy sahib states that I have indeed