Reply to a Mockery — Page 33
Response to the booklet entitled Ilh a m i Girgit 33 to see another man of this stature. ( Wak i l, Amritsar, via T a r i kh-e-Ahmadiyyat, vol. 2, p. 560–562. ) Finally, we present Maulaw i Sahib with an extract from the writings of the famous and well-respected scholar of the Indian sub-continent, Maul a n a N u r Muhammad Naqshband i (owner of A s a hh -ul-Ma ta b‘i); he refers to the Promised Messiah’s success in preaching the message of Islam and to his victories against the opponents of Islam. At about the same time the priest Lefroy arrived in India along with a large delegation of the Christian clergy. They were sworn to convert the population of the sub-conti- nent to Christianity. They not only collected large sums of money from the British for this purpose, but they also received promises of future financial assistance from the same source … They thought that the argument of Jesus as being physically alive in the heavens, while all other Prophets were dead and buried, was such a strong argu- ment in their favour that none would be able to resist it. But Maulaw i Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani stood up to defend Islam and told Lefroy and his fellow clergymen: ‘Jesus as died just like all the other Prophets. The Promised Messiah, or Jesus, is none other than myself. So if you are truthful, accept me. ’ In this way Mirza Sahib made life impossible for Lefroy and his group. Using this method he defeated all the clergy from India to Europe. ( D i b a chah Mu‘jiz-num a Kal an Qur’ a n Shar i f Mutarjam, p. 30,