Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 263
30 July 1905 263 30 July 1905 (Before ‘Ish a Prayer) The Difference between the Promised Messiah and His Opponents When His Holiness came before ‘Ish a as usual, first the four men from the vicinity of Lodhi Nangal performed Bai‘at [the Pledge of Allegiance]. After the Bai‘at, it was mentioned that Maulaw i Sanaullah of Amritsar had gone to the village of Teja in the vicinity of Lodhi Nangal, where, during his address at a public gathering, he said that the followers of Mirza Sahib recite the following creed: ِ هّٰللّٰ ُ ا ل ْ َو ُ س َ ر َ د َ م ْـ ح َ ا ِمِ َ ُغُاَل َا ز ْ ر ِ م ُ هّٰللّٰ ا اَلَ ِ ا َ ه ٰ ل ِ ا ۤ اَلَ ِ هّٰللّٰ ُ ا ل ْ َو ُ س َ ر َ د َ م ْـ ح َ ا ِمِ َ ُغُاَل َا ز ْ ر ِ م ُ هّٰللّٰ ا اَلَ ِ ا َ ه ٰ ل ِ ا ۤ اَلَ [‘There is no one worthy of worship except Allah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is the Messenger of Allah’]. Upon hear- ing this, an opponent [of the Ahmadiyya Movement] but fair-minded person stood up and said, ‘Maulaw i Sahib, if you can show this creed from any of Mirza Sahib’s writings, I will give you a cash reward of 500 rupees right now. ’ Hearing this challenge, Maulaw i Sahib was stumped, and most people got up and left in disgust, and Maulaw i Sahib came back embarrassed. A Fine Insight Hadrat H ujjatull a h, the Promised Messiah, peace and blessings be on him, said: The difference between my opponents and me is that they bring in Jesus, peace be on him, and make him an Ummati [of