Life of Ahmad — Page 98
HE STAKES HIS ALL FOR ISLAM as 98 Holy Quran have been answered. The author claims that he is himself the recipient of Divine revelation and that he is ready to demonstrate its truth. The various forms in which God communicates His will to man are also authoritatively described. In the fourth part are discussed the origin of human language, the nature and importance of miracles and the significance of a Prophet’s foretelling of the future. Then the author deals with the Buddhistic, Christian, and A rya Sam a j conceptions of God, and shows the superiority of Islamic teachings. The principles of the Brahmu Sam a j are subjected to exhaustive criticism and the Jewish scriptures are also compared with the Holy Quran. In short, the superiority of Islam over all other religions is from all points of view most conclusively established by cogent reasoning. Maulaw i Muhammad Husain of Batala, who later became the greatest opponent of Ahmad as , wrote an exhaustive and most favourable review on this great work immediately after its publication in the columns of the Ish a ‘atus-Sunnah (vol. 6, Nos. 6-11). I give here a quotation that will help to make a correct estimate of the value of this work. He says: 'In our opinion, from the point of view of the modern age, this book stands unique in the history of Islam. No book has ever been published like it in the past, and we cannot say anything about the future, which is known only to God. The perseverance of the author in the