An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 314
314 Background On the publication of D a fi‘ul Bal a ’ Wa Mi‘y a ro Ahlil-I s tif a’ , wherein the Promised Messiah as declared that the plague was another heavenly sign from God in his favour and that Qadian would remain protected against this calamity and challenged the leaders of all other faiths to make a similar prophecy about the city of their importance. P i r Mehar ‘Al i Sh a h, published a number of false reports asserting that deaths had occurred on account of the plague in Qadian and raised silly objections to the prophecy about the safety of Qadian. Then the Promised Messiah as undertook a refutation of such allegations. The Promised Messiah as wrote Nuz u lul Mas ih with the idea of presenting a complete gist of his entire literature, which could mirror the salient points repeatedly expounded by him. He then recalled eleven clear Divine signs, which decisively confirmed his Mission. He mentioned a number of revelations including 123 prophecies which were perfectly and clearly fulfilled as foretold, and claimed a large number of eye witnesses were still alive at that time. The Promised Messiah as also elucidated the true position of Hadrat Imam H ussain, who was claimed by the followers of the Shia faith to be a saviour, even of the Holy Prophet sa. In the meantime, the devious P i r Mehar ‘Al i Sh a h did another mischief. Instead of writing a comparable commentary on s u rah al-F a ti h ah as asked by the Promised Messiah as in his book I‘j a zul-Mas ih , he wrote a book, Saif-e-Chishtiy a’i, making fun of some of the Arabic phrases used in I‘j a zul-Mas ih and alleged that some of the material is plagiarized and further alleged that the Revelations of the Promised Mesiah are no more than confused dreams. Explaining the use of relevant quotes from other authorities, the Promised Messiah as stated that these quotes do not constitute plagiarism, otherwise everyone will be exposed to this charge. It so happened that Mi an Shah a budd i n and Maulav i Karam D i n in their