An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam

by Syed Hasanat Ahmad

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An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 352

352 Background Nas i m-e-Da‘wat, having been completed just in time for distribution on the occasion of annual gathering of the A ryah Sam a j on February 28, 1903, in Qadian, the Promised Messiah as made it a point to see that it reached the target for which it was intended. The annual gathering of the A ryah Sam a j ended on March 1, 1903. On the last day, in the last speech by Pandit R a m Bhajadat, President of the A ryah Part i Nadh i Sabha Punjab , Lahore, brought Nas i m-e-Da‘wat under discussion. Pandit Bhajadat, making a reference to the Promised Messiah as ’s regret on the highly revolting teaching of Niyog , said: “If he (Ahmad) had talked to me about the benefits of having Niyog , I would have explained its advantages to him in detail. ” This observation came to the Promised Messiah as as a complete surprise, specially when it was made by a responsible spokesman of the A ryah Sam a j. The Book The Promised Messiah as then wrote another book as a supplement to Nas i m-e-Da‘wat on March 8, 1903. The Promised Messiah as fully exposed the vulgar teaching of Niyog and how the A ryah Sam a j revelled in it, and then praised the followers of San a tan Dharam for their courage in rejecting such a vulgar teaching. With the exception of a few drawbacks, the followers of San a tan Dharam were a thousand times better than the A ryah Sam a j. The Promised Messiah as specially complimented them for not raising absurd and meaningless objections against Islam. Some of them were humble people and they were not cunning and clever as the A ryah Sam a j. The Promised Messiah as further added: The followers of San a tan Dharam do not merely love the Gods of the old, but they were also waiting for a reformer, who, on his advent, will purify this land from sin. No wonder, sometimes some of them, after recognizing the Divine signs, may accept the truth, for I see that