The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page 71
A N I M P O r TAN T A N NO u N c e M e N T FO r O u r r e AD e r S A N I M P O r TAN T A N NO u N c e M e N T FO r O u r r e AD e r S 71 missionaries are, in fact, at the forefront of reviling, disparaging, and insulting [the Holy Prophet s as ]. I have a whole stockpile of books of such missionaries who have filled their writings with hundreds of invectives. Any maulaw i who so desires, may come and see. And it should be noted that going forward, should any Christian missionary refrain from this abusive attitude and speak respectfully, I too will treat him with respect. At the moment they themselves are attacking their Yas u‘ by refusing to abstain from vituperation and abuse. I have grown weary of listening to it. If someone abuses one’s father, does the wronged person not have the right to abuse the other person’s father as well? Besides, whatever I have said is factual. ِ مَا الَْعْمَال ُ بِالنِّیَّات َّ وَاِن [And actions are judged by their intentions]. 1 Humbly, Ghulam Ahmad 20 December 1895 1. S a hih al-Bukh a r i , B a b Bad’ul-Wa hy i, Kaifa k a na bad’ul-Wa hy i il a r as u lill a h s allall a hu ‘alaihi wa sallam, Hadith 1. [Publisher]