Tabligh Guide — Page 77
(American Edition) 77 Maul awī Mu ḥ ammad Ḥ ussain of Bat ā la, leader of the Ahl-Had īth sect, published in his journal Ish ā‘ atus-Sunnah (Vol. vii, Nos. 6-11) a detailed review of the book extending over two hundred pages. In the opening part of the review he observed: “In our opinion , keeping in mind this age and its circumstances, this is the book the equal of which has not been published in Islām to this day, whatever might happe n hereafter. The author has proved himself so steadfast in the service of Islām through his pen, his money, his tongue, etc. , that few such instances are to be found among Muslims. ” Ḥ a ḍ rat Ṣū f ī A ḥ mad J ā n of Ludhiana was himself a great saintly Ṣū f ī. He wrote about Barah ī n A ḥ madiyya as follows: “That great personage, benefactor of mankind, source of benevolence and beneficence, personal proof of Islām, honored above the commonalty and the nobility, Ḥ a ḍrat Mirzā Ghulām A ḥ mad Ṣāḥ ib, may his blessing endure, Chief of Qadian, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab, has written a book designated Barah ī n A ḥ madiyya in Urdu, of which two parts have been published and the rest will continue to be published from time to time and will reach the subscribers in due course. This book establishes the truth of Islām and of the prophethood of Mu ḥammad, peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him, and of the Qur’ān , through three hundred strong proofs of various types and refutes, the Christian, Arya, Hindu, Brahmo Samaj and all other religions opposed to Islām. ” Maul awī Mu ḥ ammad Shar ī f of Bangalore, Mysore. South India, Editor of Mansh ū r Mu ḥ ammadi. He headed his review with the verse of the Holy Qur’ān : Truth has arrived and falsehood has vanished; falsehood was bound to disappear (17:82). ” In the course of his review, he observed: “We had been most anxious over a long period that of the body of Muslim divines someone, who may be inspired by God to stand up in support and defense of the faith, should write a book which should be in accord with the need of the times, and which should set out on the basis of reason and scriptural arguments to prove that the Holy Qur’ān is the word of God and that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him, was a righteous Prophet of God. We are deeply grateful to God that this desire of ours has at last been fulfilled. Here is the book, the writing for which we had been awaiting for a long time. Its title is Barah ī n A ḥ madiyya, and the author has set out in it three hundred conclusive