An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 348
348 Background Sometime in the month of February 1903, some new Muslim friends, out of sympathy and goodwill, and without consulting the Promised Messiah as , issued a poster, “ A ryah Sam a j Aur Qadian,” in which they very politely invited the A ryah Hindus and Sikhs to have a “Prayer Duel” with the Promised Messiah as or hold a religious conference to seek the truth about their religions. ( Al- H akam , February 21, 1903) These unsuspecting Muslim friends never expected a vile provocation in response to it. On February 9, 1903, the Promised Messiah as had a revelation: “A war full of violent temper. ” It was thought to indicate that the poster issued by the Muslim friends would evoke a violent response with vile and filthy abuses. The revelation came true when the same evening a highly vituperative poster of the A ryah Hindus reached the Promised Messiah as. It was dated February 7,1903. It bore the heading in Urdu “Retort to Tall Talk of the Disciples of the Qadian i Pope. ” It was followed by a similar vile writing in an English newspaper of the A ryah Sam a j. Another abusive poster was issued by one Toot i R a m. This was how an innocent invitation for holding a conference on the comparative truth of religions was treated by the A ryah Sam a j. These posters and writings did not spare even the noble personage of the Holy Prophet sa. And on top of it, the A ryah Sam a j announced the holding of their annual gathering in Qadian on February 28, 1903. When the enemy was out with a vile, provocative and filthy language, the practice of the Promised Messiah as was to keep away from such contests but then the Promised Messiah as had a revelation. He was divinely informed that he should write a reply to this campaign of vilification. Therefore, the Promised Messiah as decided to write Nas i m-e-Da‘wat. The Promised Messiah as mentioned this revelation in full on page 363-364: “In this special revelation, God addressed me and directed me to write a response to this and I am with you in this. Then I was encouraged by this glad tiding and that in writing a response to this I am not alone. So having found a power