An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 53
53 feathered birds sitting on small trees, whose bodies resembled those of partridges. I understood this to mean that though it might not be given to me to proceed personally to London, writings would be published among those people and many righteous English men would realize the truth. Western countries have so far not been so conspicuous for their spiritual wisdom as God had bestowed greater spiritual wisdom on the East than the wisdom bestowed on Europe and the Americas. All the prophets from the first to the last have appeared in Asia and spiritual men other than the prophets, who attained nearness to God have also been confined to the Eastern people. But God wishes now to extend His beneficence to the West. ( Iz a la-e-Auh a m , pp. 515- 516, R uha n i Khaz a’ in, vol. 3, pp. 376-377) The meaning of this passage is perfectly clear. Many years ago, God informed the Promised Messiah as that Islam would be propagated in Europe through him, that the means of such propagation would be his writings, and that in the end the West would share the blessings of the Faith as it shares today the good things of the world. Towards the end of the book (p. 907), the Promised Messiah as also referred to the views of Sir Syed Ahmad Kh a n, published in the Al i garh Gazette , regarding "revelation," which was, he said, "just a brain-wave or an idea put into his mind. " Being the recipient of Divine inspiration and revelation, the Promised Messiah as told him that he was prepared if he so wished to vindicate and demonstrate the claim of the prophets that they held verbal communication with God. The Promised Messiah as also pointed out that Sir Syed Ahmad Kh a n was contradicting his own previous writings. The book also included a commentary on 30 verses of the Holy Quran and a number of well-known A ha d i th to prove that Jesus Christ died a natural death. The Promised Messiah as also discussed the true import of the words Nuz u l and Tawaff i and the reality of Gog and Magog. He offered a prize of Rs. 1,000 to anyone who could