Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 634
634 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI-THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION in the world, that though I have read hundreds of books by Christian clergymen, I have not seen such passion in anyone else. His newspaper, Leaves of Healing dated 19 December 1903, and 14 February 1907, con- tain the following sentences: I pray God for the day to come when the Crescent shall dis- appear. May God grant it! May God destroy it [i. e. Moslem Abomination]. Again, in his newspaper dated 12 December 1903, considering himself to be a true Messenger and a true Prophet, he wrote: If I am not God's prophet, there is none on God's earth that is. In addition, he was an avid polytheist and used to say that he had received revelation that Yasū' Masīḥ [Jesus Christ] shall descend from heaven in twenty-five years. He believed that Ḥaḍrat ‘Īsā was indeed God. Moreover, the one thing which caused great grief to my heart, as I have written, was that he was an extreme enemy of our Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 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 mubāhalah [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 was also published in some well-known newspa- pers in America. Their names are written in the footnote below. ¹ 1. [See Footnote on pages 635-638. ]