Ahmadiyyat - The Renaissance of Islam

by Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan

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Ahmadiyyat - The Renaissance of Islam — Page 28

28 AHMADIYY AT Islam and those who deny the possibility of rev~lation to come and satisfy themselves that the challenger is himself a recipient of revelation. He added: The author of Braheen Ahmadiyya, according to the testimony of friends and foes, regulates his life according to the law of Islam and is a pious and truthful pers9n. It is well known that Satanic suggestions are mostly false but not one of the revelations received by the author of Braheen Ahmadiyya has been proved false up to this day. not, therefore, be considered Satanic suggestions. Can any Muslim follower of the Quran believe that Satan can be given knowledge, like the Prophets and the angels, of that which is hidden so that not one of his disclosures of the hidden should lack truth? This detailed review concluded with the following appeal: The excellence of this book and its benefit for Islam will be recognized by those who read it with an open mind and by those. who go through our revi. ew of it. Therefore, acting upon the principle that the only return for beneficence is beneficence, we wish to point out that helping the publication of this book through contributions towards the cost of its printing is a duty laid upon the. entire Muslim community. The author of Braheen Ahmadiyya has, by writing this book, safeguarded the honour of the Muslims and has challenged the opponents of Islam emphatically ana forcefully. He has announced to the whole world that anyone who doubts the truth of Islam should come to him and should witness the intellec- tual and spiritual proofs based on the Quran, and the miraculous manifestations of the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be on him) in support of the truth of Islam. Another great admirer of Braheen Ahmadiyya, Hazrat Sufi Ahmad Jan Sahib of Ludhiana, who was himself a great saintly Sufi, wrote about the book as follows: That great personage, benefactor of mankind, source of benevo- lence and beneficence, personal proof of Islam, honoured above the commonalty and the nobility, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib, may his blessings endure, Chief of Qadian, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab, has written a book designated Braheen Ahma- diyya 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.