Life of Ahmad — Page 339
as HEAVENLY TESTIMONY 339 Prophet Muhammad sa and God Himself that Ahmad as was sent by God and, as a result, people were joining his fold without requiring further proof or argument. Ahmad as also answered in this booklet the questions raised by Muhammad Husain in his tract known as Jaw a b Fai s ala A sm a n i. He pointed out that the Messengers of God had never had the power of dictating to God and heavenly signs were not like the tricks and deceptions played by jugglers for amusement and profit. He also suggested a convincing method of testing the truth of his mission. Every individual could try it without inconvenience and unpleasantness of any kind. It was indeed the simplest, shortest, and surest way to conviction. One should turn to God at night and offer two Rak‘ a ts of prayer, in the first of which the Quranic chapter Y a S i n should be recited and in the second Al-Ikhl as should be recited 21 times. After this the seeker after truth should repeat the Dur u d 300 times and Istighf a r also 300 times. Then the person should pray that God might reveal the truth to the seeker by means of a vision, dream or inspiration and thus guide him or her to the right path. It should be done for two weeks without pre-possession or prejudice. God would surely guide such people and convince them of the truth of his mission. Many righteous and Godfearing people tried this method and then became his followers. But the wicked and hard- hearted never turn to God and are therefore never guided to the truth.