Some Prophecies of Hazrat Ahmad - A Critical Study — Page 63
CHAPTER SEVEN. PROPHECY CONCERNING ALEXANDER DOWIE. Alexander Dowie, a Scotsman by birth migrated to Australia as a cleric in 1872 and within a few years of his migration, he acquired a certain degree of reputation for healing. In 1888, he moved to the. United States of America where he started publication of a paper called. Leaves of Healing. In 1892, Dowie began to preach Christianity and on account of his gaining popularity, he, in 1896, founded his own. Christian Catholic sect in the United States. . Some years later, in 1901, Alexander Dowie claimed to be the forerunner of the second coming of Christ whose advent was being eagerly awaited by Americans inclined towards religion. He began to command a much larger following in the United States of America and when money began to pour in, he bought a piece of land in Illinois where he proceeded to build a town which he called Zion City. . Alexander Dowie was a bitter enemy of Islam and its noble Prophet,. Hadhrat Muhammed Mustaphasa. He often gave evidence of his hostility in his speeches and writings. In one of his speeches, Dowie stated: 'I think of the falsehood of Muhammed with great contempt. If I were to accept those falsehoods, I would have to believe that in this gathering, and indeed, in any part of God's earth, there is no single woman who possesses an immortal soul. I would have to acknowledge that you women are but wild animals which can be used for an hour a day as play things and that you have no eternal existence, and that, when those who are dominated by bestial passions, have satisfied their lust with you, you would die the death of dogs. This would be your end. This is 63