Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 330
330 requested Hadrat Mirza Sahib to pray for a favourable outcome, but when the Promised Messiah as prayed it was revealed to him that his brother would lose and the relatives would win. And so it happened that more than two-thirds of the family property went to other contestants and very little remained with the two brothers. Even though the inheritance the Promised Messiah as received was enough for his own needs, it was too insufficient for the great work he was about to embark on. At that time, the Promised Messiah as was writing his book Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya which was destined to bring about a revolution in the religious world, and its publication would require significant funds. Even in these desperate circumstances, God inspired the hearts of peo - ple, some of whom were not even interested in religion, to con - tribute towards the publication of the book. Only four parts had been published when it became evident that more funds would be required. The published parts had fulfilled the purpose of divert - ing attacks on Islam and the Holy Prophet s as but people had now started turning their guns against the Promised Messiah as himself. Hindus, Christians and Sikhs, all joined in to attack him and to ridicule his revelations and prophecies. The object of their prop - aganda was to mitigate the impact of the Promised Messiah’s as books on people’s minds and to save their religions from defeat at the hands of Islam. Even some Muslims joined them out of envy. Thus, the Promised Messiah as was attacked from all sides. It is easy to imagine the challenges that would be faced by someone who is targeted by friend and foe alike. To repulse these attacks and to uphold the glory of Islam, further resources were required, and God provided them as well. Then came the third major change in the life of the Promised