Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 228
! ! 228 Ameer Faisal came e specially for the inauguration, it led to further publicity. Once Ameer Faisal arrived in England, it is narrated that the Indian m ullahs sent telegrams. S imilarly, a clamor was raised in Egypt against us. T elegrams were sent and his plans [to attend the opening ceremo ny of the m osque] were halted. His change in plans created an uproar in the whole of Great Britain, as they wished to know the reason behind th is change. Whatever coul d be the matter that Ameer Faisal travels from M ecc a to England to undertake a certain duty, but he is prevented from doing so ! There must be a special reason. The English like to investigate mysteries and a s a result, people became more curious. They wished to see the m osque, the inauguration of which brought Ameer Faisal from M ecc a , but which he was prevented from attending. In fact, this all took place according to the plans of God Almighty to p rovide our c ommunity with publicity without being obliged to anyone. Furthermore, this m osque is so blessed that as soon as the inauguration was held , its blessings were revealed before us. Four English men accepted Islam on the day of the inauguration and two weeks had barely passed when another highly educated, young English man accepted Islam. He published a most exquisite article on Islam. His father began to persecut e him, which is indicative of the realization that Islam was truly spreading. In the beginning, they viewed our project as a diversion , but now they realize that Islam is advancing. One local newsp aper wrote that thousands of well - educated people are sensing th e need to abandon Christianity , and the priests have also raised an uproar against us. Just today , we received a telegram that an Austrian minister has accepted Islam and has declared himself to be an Ahmadi Muslim. This week, six more English men have declared themselves to be Ahmadi. In short, since the inauguration, thirteen very prominent people have joined the fold of the Ahmadiyya Movement. T hat is to say , we have gained thirteen disciples. The Promised Messiah as has said that however the first Messiah was treated, we will encounter the opposite treatment. Therefore, I can say that there will be no Judas Iscariot amo ng these thirteen disciples. ( Al - Fazl , January 14, 1927, p p. 3 - 4)