The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 113
THE GREAT VICTORY. Dr. John Alexander Dowie-the false prophet of. America died as a result of my prophecy. . Be it clear that the man whose name is mentioned in the title was a bitter enemy of Islam. He was also a false claimant to prophethood, and believed that. Muḥammad the Chief of Prophets, the Most. Truthful of the true, the Best of Messengers, the. Leader of the Pure, the Chosen One of God was a liar and impostor. Out of his evil nature, he would use extremely foul and obscene language with regard to the Holy Prophets, and, because of his malice towards Islam, extremely evil traits were found in him. . Just as swine see no value in pearls, so did he view the Islamic [concept of] Divine Unity with contempt and wanted to destroy it. He believed Jesus to be God and had such a passion for spreading the doctrine of. Trinity in the world, that though I have read hundreds of books by Christian clergymen, I have not seen such passion in anyone else. . . I subscribed to his newspaper Leaves of Healing, and was constantly aware of his foul and abusive language. When his insolence had reached the limit, I sent him a letter in English in which I invited him to a mubahala [prayer-duel] so that God may cause the liar among us to die during the lifetime of the one who is truthful. This invitation was sent to him twice, in 1902 and again in 1903, and 113