The Miracle of Ahmad — Page 63
63 1902 and the qa si dah was begun to be composed on 8 November 1902, after my companions had returned, and was finished on 12 November 1902 along with this Urdu text. Since I know it with heartfelt conviction that it was a great sign of divine help to bring disgrace upon my opponents and silence them, I therefore present it before Maulaw i Sanaullah and his cohorts, promising a cash prize of 10,000 rupees. If they succeed in publishing a similar qa si dah within this time, i. e. within five days, along with a sim - ilar length in reply to the Urdu essay, which, in fact, is a sign in itself, I will forthwith hand over 10,000 rupees to them. I hereby also grant them one additional week to publish it. This makes the total number of the days twelve. They will also have two more days to post the material to me. Hence, if starting from the date on which they receive my qa si dah and the relevant Urdu essay, till the 14th day, they manage to publish the couplets in eloquent and articulate language and in the same number, neither more nor less than the ones written by me, I will present to them an award of 10,000 rupees. They will be entitled to seek help from Muhammad Husain—or anyone else for that matter. In fact, another reason why they should try to publish the qa si dah soon is that, in an announcement issued by me, it has been foretold by way of a prophecy that by the end of December 1902, an extraor - dinary sign will appear. The Sign has already appeared in cer - tain other ways; however, if Maulaw i Sanaullah and others of my addressees fail to pen or dictate their response to the qa si dah and the relevant Urdu essay within the given time frame, it will be seen as the fulfilment of this Sign. So, it is incumbent upon them that