The Life of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad — Page 24
A Divine challenged. Sayyad Mehr Ali Shah, the Superior of the Shrine at Golra, was a bitter opponent of the Promised Messiah. The Hazrat called him out to a contest in writing a commentary of the Holy. Quran, but the said divine kept quiet. The Hazrat published not only the book called "IJAZ-UL-MASIH " but also wrote and published a book entitled "TOHFA-I-GOLRAVIYYA. ". The book entitled Ijaz-ul-Masih' is a commentary of the Chapter. Al-Fatiha of the Holy Quran. A considerable number of the copies of this book were sent to the Arabic speaking countries which provided great publicity to the mission of the Promised. Messiah. . The Census of 1901. The government took census of the whole sub-continent and in this connection the Promised Messiah instructed all his followers to mention that they were Ahmadis, when they filled the relative forms, so that whoever read the word 'Ahmadiyya would at once know that the owner of the name was an Ahmadi and belonged to the peace-loving sect of Islam. . The Olive Branch. In the year 1905 the Promised Messiah sent out a printed handbill inviting the militant maulvis to a detente. He put up a very sincere proposal that if they were willing and prepared to abstain from using foul and dirty language in their writings in the future, he would guarantee that no Ahmadi would ever use strong language against them in his writings. But the maulvis disdainfully rejected the proposal saying that the proposed detente would be to no purpose because the 'most stupid prototypes of Abujahl '-the Ahmadiyya sect was destined to perish very soon like the factions started by Aswad 'Ansi and. Musaillma the Pretender. . The Review of Religions. The Promised Messiah felt the necessity of starting an. English magazine that would present the beauties of Islam to 24. MUSLIM HERALD