Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 225
225 obedience to one of their subjects and accepted a religion against which they had been prejudiced for generations. Surely, this could not have come about without Divine succour. People tried to assassinate and poison the Promised Messiah as and false lawsuits were lodged against him. Christians, Muslims and Hindus all joined ranks to somehow crucify this second Messiah, just as they had done with the first, but in every instance, it was he who came out safe and victorious, and signs of God’s help and support for him continued to multiply. The purpose of his advent was the revival and propagation of Islam. For these two great objectives, God gave him a sin - cere following as well as the required resources. Currently, the Community spends up to five hundred thousand rupees in the service of the faith each year. Newspapers and magazines are pub - lished to spread Islam in Punjab, Bengal, Ceylon, Mauritius and America. Hundreds of books have been written in his support. God inspires people to help him and reveals his truth to thou - sands through dreams, revelations and visions. Even in the face of severe opposition, God instilled his love in people’s hearts. In a nutshell, despite facing every kind of opposition and being most vulnerable, and despite the daunting nature of his task, the Promised Messiah as succeeded in his mission. He created a Community whose members are spread all over the world and carry in their hearts the zeal to spread Islam. God also blessed him with honour and wealth and influence. If the Divine law is true that a true claimant receives God’s help and a pretender suffers disgrace and destruction, then there can be no doubt that Hadrat Mirza Sahib as is true in his claim. If there are still doubts about his claim despite this argument,