An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 150
150 Background The accusations and allegations of the Christians, as well as the Mull a hs, continued unabated against the Promised Messiah as on the alleged non-fulfilment of the prophecy about A tham’s death within the specified period of fifteen months. The attacks were made jointly at a time when the Promised Messiah as was engaged in writing his monumental scientific work on Arabic language entitled Minanur-Ra h m a n. The Book Though the Promised Messiah as had answered each and every objection, yet the Christians kept on harping upon the same tune that his prophecy was not fulfilled. Therefore, the Promised Messiah as wrote in May 1895, a book entitled D iy a ’ul- H aqq , in which he explained that the prophecy was fulfilled and reiterated that the refusal of A tham to take an oath was evidence of the fact that he had turned towards the truth. A tham could have sought shelter from snakes and lancers by setting the law in motion against them, but he did not do so, in spite of the fact that his friends and colleagues did their best to persuade him to do so. It was a question of personal injury to the honour of Christianity. The faith itself was at stake. If the Promised Messiah as were exposed in court, Christendom would have won a decisive victory over Islam and hundreds of people would have been converted. But A tham never went to court, nor did he come forward to swear that he had not turned towards the truth. The Christian journal, N u r Afsh an , dated September 13, 1895 published an article in which it was said that 12 months had passed and A tham was still alive. So the Promised Messiah as issued a leaflet in which he explained that he had not yet fixed a time for A tham 's Death. Twelve months were the limit if he had taken the oath.