A Present to His Royal Highness - The Prince of Wales — Page 72
72 us,” and “They have brought his body wrapped in a shroud. ” He was so zealous in the propagation of the true faith that he wrote and published eighty books for the purpose, besides hundreds of leaflets, and spent several hours daily in instructing those who came to see him. His whole pleasure lay in his work, insomuch that for months together those who lived with him could not find out at what time he rested. He had only one object and was dominated only by one idea, namely, that the world should make peace with its Maker and that men should obtain salvation; and he spent his life in working for this end. Some men have died for God and others have been crucified for His sake, but the Promised Messiah was one of those who suffer death for their Maker every day of their lives, for he ever sacrificed his own rest and comfort for the salvation of mankind. Up to the evening of his last day on earth he was engaged in writing, so that his death was for mankind as his life had been for them. His enemies, who had persecuted him throughout his lifetime, were guilty of shameful deeds on his death; but in spite of all that they strove to do, that which God had foretold was fulfilled and all their expectations disappointed. The Movement which he had founded continued to spread rapidly under the guidance of his first successor Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-din Sahib (may God be pleased with him and shower His blessings on him!) Six years later when the Maulawi Sahib died and I, Mirza Basheer-ud-din Mahmud Ahmad, became the