Odyssey of Sacrifice — Page 60
! 62 doctor read some literature about Ahmadiyyat and has written back asking for some more literature. Therefore, I sent him a copy of the Holy Qu r’an with a preface written by you. After reading the preface, he wrote back that it is his desire that this book should be printed in his country and that it should be distributed in large quantities, for which he is willing to assist us in any manner. H e then wrote that there are 20,000 German - born Muslims living here and if the preface is translated in the language of this country, then those 20,000 Muslims will be saved from slipping into the fold of Christianity. He was also willing to accept Ahmadiy yat. Although, we feared that perhaps God forbid we will have to close our existing missions, but Allah opened new avenues for our Tabl ī gh. Once the sermon was printed, we started seeing examples of the Living God from within and outside of the Jama’at. A Non - Ahmadi wrote that after reading your sermon, my heart began to tremble, for you felt such sorrow due to the suffering of Isla m and Muslims. I enclose a check for one hundred rupees. You may spend this in whatever way you wish. Then I opened another letter, which was from an Ahmadi. In this letter it was written that I am sending one hundred rupees, so that the shortage in fun ds for foreign missions may be covered. Then a letter came from a lady who said I am sending fifty rupees so that some of the loss can be reverted. Then in the fourth letter that I opened, a Turkish professor was mentioned. One of our Ahmadis is learning Turkish language from a Turkish professor and is paying him 120 rupees a month. The Turkish Professor was an enemy of Islam, and would continuously raise allegations on Islam and the existence of God. The Ahmadi writes that even if his education is wasted he will still argue with this professor about religion. Hence, he kept on arguing with him. He also presented him with my preface of the Holy Quran. After reading