Majestic Writings of the Promised Messiah — Page 30
as in View of Some Renowned Muslim Scholars [ 30 ] In the issue of Vak i l of May 30, 1908, an article was pub- lished about the Promised Messiah as , in which the writer states: Even at the age of 35 or 36, he was full of extraordi- nary religious passion, and he lived like a true and righteous Muslim. His heart was indifferent to worldly attractions. He looked for company in soli- tude and solitude in company. We found him restive, as if he was in search of some lost treasure. ( Vak i l , May 30, 1908) He was searching for the supremacy of Islam. He was look- ing for Joseph as whose scent he could perceive. In one of his Urdu couplets he states: I can now feel the fragrance of my Joseph; I await him even though you may call me mad. His condition, in which others found him, was described in these words: He was in search of some lost treasure that is not found in this mortal world. He was brimming with the colour of Islam. At times he debated the Aryas and at other times he wrote voluminous books in support of the truth of Islam. I still relish the joy I received from the debates he conducted in 1886 at Hoshiarpur. I still experience the ecstasy that I felt by