Life of Ahmad — Page 407
as LITERARY MIRACLE 407 A man by the name of Sayyid Abdur Razz a q of Baghdad wrote a letter to Ahmad as in Arabic from Hyderabad (Deccan) where he was on a short visit. He also sent a leaflet which he had issued in Arabic against Ahmad as. He called Ahmad as an Aantichrist, worthy to be killed with a sword in this world and put into the fire in the next. He declared that he would write a refutation of Ahmad’s as book A’i na Kam a l a t- e-Islam. His letter is dated 28 Dh i l H ajj, 1310 A. H. Ahmad as wrote an answer 92 to him in Arabic and invited the Baghdadi visitor to come to Qadian and study his movement. In answer to his abuse Ahmad as wrote: 'If you like you can abuse me, reject me, kill me with a sword or put me in fire. Do what you like with me. My only answer will be that I shall pray for your welfare and safety, O member of the Holy Prohet’s sa family. May God have mercy on you in this and the next world. ' Ahmad as also took this opportunity of explaining his Divine mission in the Arabic language and thus discharged his duty towards the whole of the Arabic speaking peoples of the world. deal of money was required for the production of religious literature. Therefore he did not think it worthwhile to hold the Jalsa. The announcement of postponement was made in his book Shah a datul Quran. 92 It was published in a booklet of about 33 pages, printed at the Punjab Press Sialkot, in Mu h arram 1311 A. H. It was entitled Tu h fa’-e-Baghdad.