Some Prophecies of Hazrat Ahmad - A Critical Study — Page 41
This invitation and warning to Abdullah Athim concluded with a declaration by Hadhrat Ahmadas to the effect that if Athim was to accept the challenge and take the oath, ‘Islam would be victorious and. Christianity would be defeated and the Hand of God would be manifested. " '34. Had Abdullah Athim not turned to the truth and abandoned his views about Islam and its noble Prophetsa, as he did before the pronouncement of this prophecy against him, he would have certainly accepted the challenge issued by Hadhrat Ahmadas and taken the oath. And, in so doing, if he survived, he could have, besides collecting a reward of one thousand rupees, done Christianity the greatest service since Hadhrat. Ahmadas would have been obliged to ‘acknowledge the defeat of Islam the faith he had represented at the debate. '. But Athim maintained complete silence and ignored the two separate challenges issued to him on the 5th and 9th of September, 1894. Hadhrat. Ahmadas then sent registered letters to Rev. Clarke and Rev. Imamud Din asking them to persuade their colleague, Abdullah Athim, to take the oath. But, Rev. Clarke wrote back to state that 'Athim was not prepared to take the oath. ' Thereupon, Hadhrat Ahmadas increased the reward to 2,000 Indian rupees. . In this offer of 20th September, 1894, Hadhrat Ahmadas declared that 'this was a fight between two, one true and one false God, and the true. God will be victorious. ' He also stated that 'the Sign of the truth of his,. Hadhrat Ahmad'sas God, the God of Islam, would be that he, Hadhrat. Ahmadas himself, would positively not die within this one year of the prophecy but if Athim were to take the oath, Athim would surely die within this one year because the false god Athim had deified would not be able to save him. '35. This was a very serious claim by Hadhrat Ahmadas since no man can ever predict that he would positively survive a certain period - not even the next second. But Hadhrat Ahmadas's faith in the God of Islam had no bounds and he was certain that God Almighty would assist him in every possible manner to establish the truth of His religion, His Book and His. Prophet, Hadhrat Muhammed Mustaphasa which, as has been shown earlier, were the issues at dispute at the Amritsar debate. 34. Anwar ul Islam: pg 6 35. Tabligh Risalat: Vol 3, pp 135/136 41