Life of Ahmad — Page 403
as LITERARY MIRACLE 403 Sialkot. He promised a reward of Rs. 1,000 if Muhammad Husain succeeded in doing so within a month. He would also give him five rupees for each mistake that he could find in his (Ahmad’s as ) work. After that Ahmad as wrote two books in elegant Arabic ( H am a matul Bushr a 87 and N u rul H aq ) and challenged his opponents to produce the like of them by the end of June, 1894. Then he wrote another book (by 14-7- 87 Muhammad bin Ahmad wrote to Ahmad as on 20th of ‘ A sh u ra, 1311 A. H. from Mecca asking him to send to Mecca some of his books which Ali Ta ’ i , a friend of the writer of the letter, undertook to distribute throughout the country. So Ahmad as wrote this book and explained in it his mission in full to the people of Mecca. It was completed at the end of Rab i ‘ul Awwal, 1311 A. H. and printed in Rajab, 1311 A. H. (pages 112) at the press of Ghulam Q a dir Fa sih. The book concludes as follows: 'So fear the One who is the Greatest of the great; He is the real King Who has illumined, with the light of His face, everything in the heavens and the earth. The angels tremble because of His Majesty and the Throne shakes because of His Might. Verily, for the righteous believers He has prepared eternal blessings which do not end and a life which has no death. And He has distinguished you, O neighbours of the Sacred House, with many good qualities and has granted you, out of His own Mercy, a heart which is in tune with truth. Ponder, O noble men, over the matter which I have placed before you. It should not be treated with carelessness, for one does not know the time when one is going to be called to heaven. Know ye that these days are the days of trials and the present is the time for the rising waves of various forms of mischief. The earth has indeed been severely shaken and calamities have multiplied for Islam. So remember the covenant of Allah and fear the days of storm and flood. Hold fast to the strong handle which does not break and seek the pleasure of the Beneficent Lord. Fear Him and trample on all other fears. We pray that He may grant you power from Himself and bestow upon you an inspiration whicn brings conviction. May He save you from error and jumping to conclusions and suspicion. We pray to Him that He may admit you into His Kingdom along with Messengers, Prophets, the truthful and the righteous. '