Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 232
slaughter, "the Christian should also come forward and name, for instance, Calcutta^ which enjoys the favor of being the seat of the great Lord Bishop and as such the greab representative of j'esus Christ, and inform the world that out of respect for his great representative, Jesus shall save that city from the ruin of plague. The Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam of Lahore should alsOj with the aid of some inspired residents of Lahore, such as Mun- shi Ilahi Bukhsh, Accountant P. W- D. , publish a similar pro- phecy relating to the grant of a similar protection to Lahore. This is also the time for Abdul Haqq and Abdul Jabbar to stand forth as the inspired champions of the city of Amritsar, their place of residence. Shamsul-Ulama Nazir Husain and his dis- ciple, Muhammad Husain of Batala, the leaders of the Wahabi sect, shall not, we hope, lag behind in securing such protection for Delhi, the birth-place of Wahabism. If all these religious leaders take these steps, there is no doubt they shall relieve the country of great afflictions and the Government of heavy res- ponsibilities. But if they do not come forward now and bring their religious to the test of this great touchstone, it shall be clear and unquestionable that the true and Living God is only He who has sent His Messenger at Qadian. It should also be borne in mind that if all these men, includ- ing the inspired leaders of the Muhammadans, the Hindu Pan- dits and the Christian Missionaries, make no answer to this call and assume a conspiracy of silence, no other argument shall be needed to prove the falsity of the principles which they teach against this Messenger of God. The day is fast approching when Qadian shall shine out like the noontide sun from among all vill- ages and towns and prove to the world that it is the habitation of a righteous servant of God. Last of all the Secretary of the Anjuiuan-i-Hirnayat-i-Islarn, Lahore, who thinks that God will