Life of Ahmad — Page 443
as MOTHER OF ALL LANGUAGES 443 in Arabic. Sanskrit, it is said, has only 400 roots. But there are more than 2,700,000 roots in Arabic. Ahmad as declared that he would offer Rs. 5,000 as a reward if anyone could show that any other language could compare with Arabic in the above- mentioned characteristics. To show the wealth, the beauty and the universal character of Arabic in a practical manner, Ahmad as wrote this book in Arabic. 105 105 In June 1895, Ahmad as published N u rul Quran , a quarterly magazine for June, July and August. Its annual subscription was Rs. 8 and it was printed at the D iy a ’ul Islam press, Qadian. As the title shows, its object was to acquaint the people with the beauty of the teachings of the Holy Quran. A revealed book, Ahmad as declared, should not only make mere assertions, it should also give reasons to convince people of its truth and excellence. Ahmad as also suggested that the doctrine of the Trinity is not the discovery or the invention of Christians. It has on the other hand been borrowed from Hinduism through the Greeks. Some European writers are also quoted in support of this contention. At the end of the magazine is printed a leaflet announcing the preparation of Minanur Ra h m a n , dated June 15th, 1895. Unfortunately, however, as stated above, he could not complete it. Here he also proved from the scriptures that Mecca was the oldest habitation on earth and that in the beginning men were all of one colour and spoke the same language, which was Arabic. He also showed that God taught this language to man and that through thousands of years and under the various earthly and heavenly influences different languages were formed out of Arabic to suit different countries and climes.