An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 236
236 Background Maulav i Muhammad H ussain Bat a lv i , after having been foiled in his attempt to mudsling and make fun of the Promised Messiah as ’s literary merit in Arabic, adopted a new strategy. Maulav i Muhammad H ussain Bat a lv i was desperate in his bid to bring harm to the Promised Messiah as. All his direct assaults on the Promised Messiah as having been exposed by the Promised Messiah as through Divine help and by the use of God given power of logic and the knowledge of Arabic, the Maulav i now planned to bring the Promised Messiah as into direct collision with the British Government. He started a whispering campaign saying that the beliefs of Ahmadis were not in favour of the British Government. Maulav i Muhammad H ussain Bat a lv i also spread a number of baseless rumours that the Ahmadis were not loyal to the Government. As if this was not enough, the Maulav i applied on December 5, 1898 for an arms licence for a pistol on the plea that his life was in danger on account of the prophecy made by the Promised Messiah as. The case was fixed for hearing against the Promised Messiah as on January 9, 1899. The Book The Promised Messiah as came to know about the case instituted against him between December 10 and 15, 1898 and this book was published on December 27, 1898, in which he assured the Government and acquainted them with the peaceful principles of his Jam a ‘at. In this book, he also drew the attention of the authorities to the abuse and vituperation to which he was being subjected by Maulav i Muhammad H ussain Bat a lv i and his friends. In the defence statement filed with the District Magistrate of Gurdaspur on January 27, 1899, among other things, he said: To recapitulate, five charges have been brought against me in this case: (1) that I habitually make prophecies of death or injury to