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as in View of Some Renowned Muslim Scholars [ 26 ] self-evident from his literary works. The way he viewed the writings of Promised Messiah as is worthy of special attention. At the demise of the Promised Messiah as , respected Maul a n a A z a d wrote: This man—the very pre-eminent personality— whose pen was a marvel and voice a magic. He was a monument of great intellectual wonders; his insight was revolutionary and his voice was charged with call of Judgement. His fingers moved the strings of refor- mation, and his two fists generated the thunderous lightning. The man who served as the epicentre of religious shock waves for thirty years, and awakened the sleeping souls of the world with his thunderous calls. But could not awaken these unfortunate people! The quo- tation of Maul a n a A z a d continues: This devastating death, this cup of poison death, which has laid the deceased in the belly of the earth, will always be lamented by millions. The strike of Divine decree has blatantly put an end to the hope 9. Some people have mistakenly attributed this writing to Maul- ana ‘Abdull a h al-‘Im a d i which is not correct. The magnificent style of writing clearly indicates that it is written by Maul ana Abul Kal a m A z a d. This is also confirmed by his autobiogra- phy ( A z a d k i Kah a n i , A z a d k i Zub a n i ) which states on pages 309–310 that Maul ana A z a d himself used to write everything from lead articles to minor accounts. Maul ana ‘Abdull a h al- ‘Im a d i was the editor of al-Bay a n (Lucknow).