Life of Ahmad — Page 96
HE STAKES HIS ALL FOR ISLAM as 96 did not want it. So Ahmad as again wrote to M i r ‘Abb a s Ali that he should not approach such conceited people as could not appreciate the value of his work. This helps us to understand Ahmad’s as noble resolve not to allow the things of God to become contaminated by the ways of the world. It is also an index of the sincerity and the perfection of his Faith. Another interesting incident in connection with this book may be recorded here. Nawab S idd i q Hasan Khan, who was originally a Maulaw i of Qannauj and had later become a Nawab by marrying her highness the Begum of Bhopal, promised to buy the Br a h i n-e- Ahmadiyya because he was a learned man himself. But when the book was published and Ahmad as sent it to him (the first three parts), he returned it because the book contained a refutation of the Christian faith which was the religion of the rulers of the country. He thought that it would displease the British government if he became the purchaser of a book like this. He had opened the packet and read the book, and it had been rather carelessly repacked. The result was that when Ahmad as received the book it was found torn in several places. Hafiz Hamid Ali says he was present when the packet came. Seeing the damaged condition of the book Ahmad’s as face became flushed and he uttered the words, 'All right, please your government'. A few months later the Nawab fell into disfavour with the British government and was deprived of his title. It was a bolt from the blue and the condition of