The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 21
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI. Fatima, his two grandsons and his son-in-law, Ali. It was during the 1870s that he started writing articles about Islam. It was also during this period that he started receiving revelation from Allah. . In 1876 his father fell ill. After spending a few hours with his father, he retired to his room and it was revealed to him that his father would die the same day after sunset. He felt sad and a thought flashed through his mind that with the death of his father, his financial support would also cease and days of poverty may follow. He felt drowsy again and received a revelation," Is Allah not sufficient for his servant?" These words were so impressed in his mind and he realized that Allah would not forsake him and He alone will take care of all his needs in the future. So it happened. Throughout the remainder of his life, Allah blessed him and all his needs in all his endeavors were fulfilled by Allah. As it was revealed to him, his father died on the same day, after sunset. . After the death of his father, his brother Mirza Ghulam Qadir took over the management of the family estate and Hadhrat Ahmad now devoted all his time to religious studies. He now undertook the writing of his monumental work, 'Baraheen-e-Ahmadiyya'. The first two volumes were published in 1880 and third and fourth volumes in 1882 and 1884. In this great book Hadhrat Ahmad proved the truth and superiority of Islam compared to all other religions. He explained the vast meanings of the Holy Quran and thus claimed that it is the pure Word of God and it cannot be matched. It is beyond human powers to compose it. He gave an exhaustive commentary of Sura. Fatiha, first chapter of the Holy Quran, and thus explained the vast treasures of knowledge proving that just as man cannot create like the creations of God, similarly he cannot write a book like the Word of God which is the Quran. . In this book he also refuted very effectively some of the philosophical objections raised by Brahmu Smaj who were Indian counterpart of Humanists and Naturalists in the west and they did not believe in revelation and held the view that human reason was enough for the guidance. The book had about 300 strong arguments and. Hadhrat Ahmad challenged the opponents of Islam that if anyone 21