Bounties of the Gracious God — Page 106
106 you are in doubt about the number of the people who have joined this Community in the last three years, you can inquire from the government as to what was the number of our Community before the start of the present year, and then you may get proof of the number of this year from me, for it has miraculously increased this year compared to every year in the past. If you are indeed a scholar and do not have in you the worm of hostility and denial, you will not face any trouble understanding this miracle; rather you will attain full certainty and will desist from all kinds of misguidance. According to jurists, if two honest Muslims give their testimony regarding a matter, its truth becomes established. How gloriously established would then become the matter which is testified to by thousands of Muslims? And, if indeed they are righteous, they are bound to give this testimony. If you wish, you can ask Ab u Sa‘ i d (Muhammad H usain of Batala) about it. He is one of your lead- ers; rather he is one of the most eminent people of your sect who had even written a review on my book Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah. At that time, he spoke in my favour. So, ask him what the number of my followers was at that time. And if you consider his testimony to be weak, you may enquire of all those who are present here in my village or reside in the areas around it. Allah is my witness that when Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah was written, I was a completely unknown person, and only a few people knew me even in my own village. I was not the one whom the scholars or the affluent people or the elite would have looked up to and held in great esteem. The truth rather is that I was not worthy of mention as I was like a person who had been rejected and ignored, and this is something quite well-known.