Reply to a Mockery — Page 64
64 the author of the book has proved so steadfast in the ser- vice of Islam that there are few among the Muslims who can be compared to him. If anyone thinks we are exagger- ating then let him show us one book which so effectively deals with the different opponents of Islam, particularly the A rya and Brahm Samaj. Point out even one or two champions of Islam who, in addition to defending Islam so zealously with their lives, wealth, pen, and eloquence of speech, have taken on the defence of this religion in this age and declared boldly in response to the opponents of Islam and deniers of the continuity of revelation: ‘Those who disbelieve in divine revelation should come and spend some time with me and witness and experience divine revelation’. And many non-Muslims actually did witness and experience divine revelations through him. ( Ish a ‘atus-Sunnah, January–February 1884, p. 169–170, vol. 7, No. 6, Ma t ba‘ Chashma-e-Nūr Amritsar) His Name Will be Ahmad Maulaw i Sahib has chosen an excerpt from the appendix to Hadrat Mirza Sahib’s book Tu h fah Golarhwiyyah for his criti- cisms. He points out that Hadrat Mirza Sahib claimed to be the Prophet mentioned in the Quranic prophecy , 1 ُ اسْمُه ٗۤ اَحْمَد i. e. his name will be Ahmad. The translation of the original passage is: 1. His name will be Ahmad ( S u rah a s - S aff, 61:7).