Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 248
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part three 248 In any case, this statement of yours 1 is exactly like that of the Jews, all of whom emphatically claim that the Messiah plagiarized the Gospels from the holy books of Israelite Prophets. Actually, Jewish scholars and divines even cite specific places in the books from which such texts are said to have been plagiarized. Likewise, Pundit Dayanand has vocifer- ously claimed in his books that the Torah was extracted from the old Hindu books and that this is why the ritual of ‘burnt offering’ is to be found in it, as it is in the Vedas. In fact, you yourself admit that the Hindu teachings have many similarities in common with those of the Gospels. This admission on your part amounts to a confirmation of the Hindu claim. No such allegations can, however, be levelled against the Holy Quran, nor can any malicious person succeed in conspiring against it. You have not done yourself any favours by trying to spit at the sun, for the spit will only fall back on your own face. My dear sir, in all probability your intention in making your baseless claims is to please the simple-minded among the Christians, for the intellectual ones will only laugh at such empty rhetoric. If you are indeed aware of the Jewish, Christian, and Magian sources from which the Quran and all its truths and verities were allegedly plagia- rized, then why do you hesitate to produce something that will restore the honour of all Christians and wash away the old stain of defeat and surrender, not to mention the ten thousand rupees that will be yours for the taking. If you do in fact possess the qualities that even the Messiah did not possess, then what are you waiting for. If you can counter the Holy Quran and even trace its origins, it should not be difficult for you to counter all the Quranic truths, verities, proofs, and blessings that have been written in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya for the very purpose that someone should produce their like and win all the money promised in the challenge. Since it is also evident from your writing that you are 1. In the original Urdu edition of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part III, Sub-Footnote Number Two ended here. The remaining portion of Sub-Footnote Number Two is from Part IV. [Publisher]