Stories from Early Ahmadiyyat — Page 65
The Dagger of Muhammad saw The 6th of March recalls memories of a magnificent sign which appeared in the year 1897 for the glory of Islam. The leaders of a new Hindu sect called Aryah Samaj started a campaign to persuade the Muslims to abandon their faith and join the fold of Hinduism. In order to achieve their objective, they used foul means. They used abusive language against the Holy Prophet saw of Islam, and distorted the Quranic verses and Islamic teachings to bias the minds of the people against Islam. One of the leaders of the Aryah Samaj, Lekh Ram by name, was the most daring of all in using obscene language against Islam and its founder. Hazrat Ahmad as tried to reason with him and to explain the truth of Islam, but to no effect. Lekh Ram ridiculed him and demanded a heav- enly sign for the truth of Islam. Hazrat Ahmad as wrote several books answering the objections raised by the Aryah Samaj and warned Lekh Ram of the consequences of the foul language he was using against Islam and its founder. In one of his books, referring to Lekh Ram, he wrote in Persian verse: