An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 82
82 Background The Promised Messiah as was prompted to write this book (it is an outstanding contribution of the level of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah ) mainly because of the mischief that was constantly being spread by the Christian missionaries against Islam. The missionaries had now changed their tactics: instead of maligning the religion by attacking the teachings of Islam, they now raised new and baseless objections against the noble personage of the Holy Prophet sa. It appeared that these missionaries had launched this movement on the basis of such beliefs as were being spread by Muslim scholars such as Sir Syed Ahmad Kh a n, who had written a commentary on the Holy Quran. In this commentary, he had spread many false beliefs such as angels were in reality nothing, and belief in the miracles had no basis and also the belief in the efficacy of prayers was futile. It appeared that Sir Syed Ahmad Kh a n was deeply influenced by the ideas of the West and thereby helping indirectly the Christian missionaries to mount such attacks on Islam. The Promised Messiah as says that during the writing of this book, he twice saw the Holy Prophet sa in vision and that the latter had expressed his great pleasure on the writing of such a book. On another occasion, he saw an angel calling on people to stand up and pay respect to such a noble book. Another distinction of the book is that its second part is in Arabic. This is the first time that the Promised Messiah as wrote on Islam in Arabic. The Arabic part of the book is named at-Tabligh. The Book In this work of unique nature, the Promised Messiah as introduced Islam in an entirely new perspective, describing how a man can achieve spiritual eminence. He explained the functions of angels, and a number of verses of the Holy Quran have been beautifully explained.