A Critical Review of the Pamphlet, 'Fateh-e-Qadian' — Page 13
i‘j a zul-Ma si h —A Miracle of the Promised Messiah as 13 to begin after that. (To refer to the complete letter see W a qi‘ a t-e- S a hih ah by Hadrat Muft i Muhammad Sa diq, published by Anw a r- e-Ahmad i , Lahore, 1900, pp. 25–26) Discussing the deceptive plan of P i r [Meher ‘Al i ], the Promised Messiah as , said:. . . It is obvious that if I am victorios [in the verbal debate], I would have no further need for a contest of manifesting Divine support. On the other hand, if I am overpowered, I would be expected to take the bai ‘ at. Now the readers should decide whether there is any room for the contest of manifesting divine support which I had invited him to. ( To h fah Golarhviyyah p. 2, R uha n i Khaz a ’in , vol. 17, p. 88) The Promised Messiah as further states: P i r [Meher ‘Al i ] wants me to revert to the same position. . . regarding which I have made a written declaration in my book Anj a m-e- A tham,. . . that in future I will not enter into verbal debates. . . . he has put forward the excuse of a verbal debate with the intention that if he [ Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad] will not come for the debate, we will beat the drum of victory in public. And if he will debate we will say he has broken a solemn promise which he had made with God. ( To h fah Golarhviyyah pp. 2–3, R uha n i Khaz a ’in , vol. 17, pp. 89–90) It is also very clear that this ‘acceptance’ of a verbal debate was actually a clear rejection of a written contest, and was a ridiculous