Stories from Early Ahmadiyyat — Page 7
7 Thus God consoled him and assured him of His contin- ued help. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as married twice. He had two sons from his first marriage—Mirza Sultan Ahmad and Mirza Fazal Ahmad. Later, he married Nusrat Jahaan Begum ra, a respectable lady from the family of Khawaja Mir Dard. Other than those who died in infancy, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as had five children—three sons and two daughters—from this marriage. When Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as saw that Islam was being attacked from all sides, he was much perturbed. In those days, the Christian missionaries, financed by the great Western Powers, were trying their utmost to destroy Islam. Hindu sects, especially the Aryah Samaj and the Brahmu Samaj also stood up against Islam. The Aryah Samaj was the most aggressive; it produced abusive lit- erature against Islam in which attacks were made on the character of the Holy Prophet, Hazrat Muhammad saw. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as took his pen and started writ- ing in defence of Islam. The very first book he wrote was Baraaheen-e-Ahmadiyya, in which he upheld the truth of Islam and replied to all the objections raised by the opponents of Islam. The book was regarded as a master- piece, an example of which could not be found in the entire history of Islam. Hazrat Ahmad as wrote more than ninety books on various religious topics.