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242 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad should I do in response to you presenting me with a Quran in this manner? Shall I worry about you or the Holy Quran itself ? It is my concern for the Holy Quran which takes precedence. How can I forsake the work with which God Almighty has tasked me? Do you not know the state that has befallen Islam? An unlawful act does not become acceptable by resorting to interpretations that are based on one’s own fancies. The truth is, the manner in which you compel me to agree to your terms is unlawful. It is narrated in a Hadith that an individual who was liable to be executed entered the Bayt-ul-Haram with the view that it is mentioned in honour of this place that: 1 وَ مَنْ دَخَلَهٗ كَان َ ٰامِنًا And whoso enters it, enters peace. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, ordered that he be executed there nonetheless. Therefore, if a man makes people give him their word in order to compel them to fulfil his own objectives, he would send the world into ruin and people would lose faith in the commandments of God. It is due to practices and contrivances such as these that Islam has reached its current plight. I do not believe that matters of religious importance should be ignored and disregarded. Not at all! In fact, nothing could be more important. However, the manner that you have employed is not permissible in the sight of God Almighty. ” After this, Dr Rahmat Ali Sahib related a dream he had seen in which some- one raised the allegation that narrations describe the Messiah as one who would distribute immense wealth; he responded to the person by saying: “He has given vast sums of wealth; people ought to be prepared to accept it. There is an offer of 10,000 rupees with one book and 500 rupees with another, etc. ” The Promised Messiah as said: “Yes, you are right. God Almighty has referred to the Holy Quran as good. As such, Allah the Exalted states: 2 ْرًا ی كَثِ ْرًا ی َ فَقَدْ اُوْتِيَ خَ ۃ ُّؤْتَ الْحِكْمَ ی ْ مَن And whoever is granted wisdom has indeed been granted abundant good. So, the Holy Quran is a treasure of divine insight and knowledge. In fact, God Almighty has named the divine insight and knowledge of the Quran to be a 1 Aal-e-Imran, 3:98 2 al-Baqarah, 2:270