Ahmadiyyat - The Renaissance of Islam — Page 65
THE RENAISSANCE OF ISLAM 65 saturated. Through his terrible end he set a seal on his falsehood, as we shall demonstrate later. Beginning with the publication of Braheen Ahmadiyya J the whole of the rest of Ahmad's life was devoted towards establishing the supremacy of Islam over all other religions in every aspect of teaching, doctrines, beliefs and the upholding of moral and spiritual values and standards. The practical results of his persistent and intensive campaign soon began to make themselves manifest. Within a very short period all those who carried on an aggressive campaign against Islam were put upon the defensive in respect of their own religions. Ahmad's campaign in support of Islam was not confined to reasoning and argument alone. He claimed that Islam was the only religion that was living, in the sense that it brought forth life-giving spiritual fruit which should be the purpose of every religion, and that no other religion even claimed to do so. He put forward himself as proof of the truth of the claim that he made on qehalf of Islam. He drew attention to the fact that he was a constant recipient of Divine revelation, which was the pure and delicious fruit of Islam and a proof of Divine grace, while all other religions denied even the possi- bility of Divine revelation in this age. He proclaimed that the truth of his claim could be judged by any of the recognized, relevant, criteria that were applic- able to such a claim and which are clearly set forth in the Holy Quran. The only response made to his challenge was derisive and contemptuous rejection of it, which demonstrated the utter poverty and emptiness of all rival religions. This chal- lenge did not expire with his life. Its effectiveness continues to be demonstrated even today both through the fulfilment of some of his prophecies from time to time and the manifes- tation of the blessings of Islam in the lives and conduct of a large number of the members of the Movement founded by him. In his own case, ample proof of the righteousness of his claim continued to be furnished throughout his life. For instance, as has been mentioned earlier, he had received very