Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 251
251 Indian clerics showed their defeat by claiming that these books had not been written by the Promised Messiah as at all and that some Arab secretly wrote them for him. This made it clear that they did not doubt the quality of Arabic work, only they didn’t believe that the Promised Messiah as could have written it himself. In response to this, the Promised Messiah as said that his opponents could get help from Arabs or Syrians and write some - thing of equal merit but no one took up the challenge and the books remain without parallel to this day. Besides these written Arabic works, the Promised Messiah as was once commanded through revelation to deliver a sermon in Arabic, even though he had never made a speech in Arabic. 10 Ei d- ul-A d h a was due the next day and, in keeping with this revela - tion, the Promised Messiah as delivered a lengthy sermon in Arabic which has been published under the title Khutbah Ilhamiyyah. This sermon was so eloquent that Arabs and non-Arabs marvelled at it. It contained truths and verities that further increased its magnificence. This intellectual miracle was outstanding, first, because this kind of miracle is superior to those that only impress the imme - diate beholders; secondly, because it was admitted even by the opponents. This miracle shall last as long as the world lasts. Like the Holy Quran, it will forever shine bright as a testimony against the opponents. Some critics, when they find no way of rejecting this miracle, allege that such a miracle is derogatory to the Holy Quran which claims that its own language and eloquence is without parallel. Therefore, to say that God gave Mirza Sahib the ability to write books that were without parallel is to undermine the Holy Quran