Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 268
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 268 indigenous political and religious environment. They arrived in Qadian from Lahore at about 10 o’clock, accompanied by a Scotsman. They were cordially received in the offices located under Mubarak Mosque and since they had requested a meeting with the Promised Messiah as , he also came there. The conversation, conducted through the inter- preter, proceeded as follows: (Initially Deputy Ali Ahmad and later Mufti Muhammad Sadiq worked as interpreters. ) Question: We have heard that you had issued some challenge to Mr. Dowie. Is this correct? Answer: Yes, it is correct. I did challenge Dowie. Question: What was the basis for your challenge? Answer: Dowie had claimed that he was a Messenger of God and God had informed him through revelation that Jesus was the Son of God and was, indeed, God himself; that Jesus him- self had given him this revelation in his capacity as God; that Islam would (God forbid) perish; and that Muhammad s as was (God forbid) a false prophet. God had informed me through His revelation that Jesus was neither God nor the Son of God, that he was only a pious man and a Messenger, and that Dowie is false in this claim of his being a Messenger; for, it is absolutely impossible that two Prophets exist at one and the same time sent by the very same One God, yet who are diametrically opposed to one another and are treading opposing paths. As this would have resulted in chaos in the world and the distinction between truth and falsehood would have been lost, I challenged him so as to settle the issue of who is truthful and who is the imposter.