An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 126
126 Background The defeat of the Christians after Jang-e-Muqaddas had unnerved them so much that they embarked upon writing books and tracts in abusive, filthy and vile language, attacking the noble personage of Muhammad sa. Subsequent events showed that they felt this defeat most bitterly in their heart of hearts, though, they took extra care at the time not to show it in any way. It was a pitched battle that had taken place between recognized representatives of the two faiths. Hitherto, Christianity had posed as the dominant religion and the converts to it were paraded as learned people of other “faith” who had found the light of Christianity. Christendom, therefore, felt a rude shock at this terrible encounter, which it had experienced with the living and superior forces of Islam through the Promised Messiah as. Padre ‘Im a d-ud-D i n, a native convert from Islam, was a paid servant of the Christians for a long time. He had already made himself notorious by his rabid and scurrilous attacks upon the Holy Founder of Islam. His books T a r i kh-e-Muhammad i and Hid a yatul-Musl i m i n had inflicted deep wounds upon religious susceptibilities of the Muslims. Even the R a ’i Hind and Prak a sh of Amritsar had protested against his bitter attacks. Another Hindu paper, Aft a b-e- Punj a b had also condemned his writings. Muslims exposed this paid preacher of Christians in a book entitled ‘ Uq u batu d Da ll i n. Even the organ of the American Mission, Shamsul Akhb a r of Lucknow had admitted the abusive nature of Padre ‘Im a d-ud-D i n and his colleagues Maulav i Karam D i n, Ni za mud D i n, Il a h i Bakhsh, H am i dullah Kh a n, etc. , who were called Maulav i s and learned men to deceive the public. The Promised Messiah as offered five thousand rupees as a reward if they could jointly produce a book like the one entitled N u rul- H aqq ( Life of Ahmad by A. R. Dard ra , edition of 2008, pp. 412-413).