Fulfilment of a Grand Prophecy - Hazrat Ahmad’s Challenge to John Alexander Dowie — Page 34
36 66. Fulfillment of a Grand Prophecy. MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD'S CHALLENGE. TO DR. DOWIE FOR A PRAYER DUEL. Recently there has appeared in the United States of America a man, apostle of Jesus, whose name is. Dowie. He Claims that Jesus in his capacity of God has sent him into the world to invite people to the doctrine that there is no God besides Jesus. . . He has repeatedly declared in his paper that his God Jesus has told him that all Muslims will be destroyed and not one of them will survive, except those who should acknowledge the son of Mary as their God and Dowie as the apostle of that artificial god. . . . We have a message for Dowie that he need not be anxious to destroy all Muslims. . . There is a very easy way of determining whether Dowie's God is true or our God. That way is that Mr. Dowie need not repeatedly announce his prophecy of the destruction of all Muslims, but should keep me alone in his mind and should pray that of the two of us, the one who is false may die before the other. . . Mr. . Dowie should publish this prayer, which should bear the testimony of at least one thousand persons. . . I too will pray accordingly and shall append to my prayer the testimony of a thousand persons, if God so wills. . I am sure that through the adoption of this course A. WAY SHALL BE OPENED FOR Mr. Dowie and all the Christians for the recognition of the truth. . . . The only condition is that the death of either of us should not be compassed by human hands but should be brought about by illness or by lightning, or snakebite or by the attack of a wild beast. I grant. Mr. Dowie three months to comply with my request and I pray that God be with those who are true. " (Review of Religions, Vol. 1 No. 9, p. 342-348)