An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 181
181 A tham that the refusal of A tham had reached a point where he would not be given any further grace period. And, ‘Abdull a h A tham died on July 27, 1896, i. e. , within seven months of the publication of the seventh poster. The Book In the book, the Promised Messiah as declared that the word of God was fulfilled and the Prophecy that he made came true. His attitude toward God and his Prophet had brought upon him the decree of punishment. A tham shuddered when the decree was pronounced. He was dumbfounded and terrified into silence. He turned towards the truth silently in his heart. God allowed him respite as was clearly pointed out by the Promised Messiah as in his book, Anw a rul-Isl a m , and also in his leaflet dated October 27, 1894, he had clearly prophesied: “If A tham does not take the oath, even then, God will not let a culprit go unpunished, who tried to deceive the world by hiding the truth. The days are near, not distant. ” The Promised Messiah as tried to save A tham from the wrath of God and gave him every opportunity to speak the truth and thus be a witness to the word of God but he could not muster the courage and the respite allowed to him by God, gradually and imperceptibly confirmed him in his deceit until his long silence took the form of veritable falsehood. To grant him further respite would have rendered the cause of raising all the prophets of God absolutely in vain. So, he was stricken with death and the word of God was fulfilled. The book was completed and published in the beginning of 1897. It covered 284 pages with 64 pages of supplement. Most of this book is in Arabic having a Persian translation running underneath. The death of A tham was a heavenly sign not only for the Christians but for the whole world. Thereafter, the Promised Messiah as did not only address the Christians of India and the Middle East but also the Muslims of India and all other Muslim countries. That is why the book was chiefly written in Arabic and Persian so that all may benefit by it. It was sent