The Future of Ahmadiyyat — Page 10
‑ 10 ‑ his truth with powerful assaults. 1 [And yet despite this] a helpless and vul- nerable man stood up in Qadian, a remote village where the mail was delivered only once a week and which did not even have a primary school. Nor were its residents capable of buying wheat flour worth a single rupee. Moreover, this claimant was neither a cleric nor did he possess immense wealth. (It is true that the Promised Messiah as belonged to noble family but unlike nawabs and rajas they did not own vast amounts of land). Under these circumstances he came for- ward and from the first day claimed before the world that God would spread his name to the corners of the earth. Today who can deny that his name is known throughout the world? His followers, who accept his claim and 1 Tadhkirah , p. 128, 2009 Ed. [Publishers]