Ten Proofs for the Existence of God — Page 39
39 without due consideration that an individual from a village unknown to the civilised world makes a claim [as the one above], and then despite fierce opposition and constraints, the world witnesses people from America, Africa and all other places gather where he is; the number of these people swells so large that to greet and shake hands with them all is not the task of a normal person; they are a people of great influence, yet they forsake their homeland and take up residence here and the name of Qadian is made famous throughout the world? In a second instance, a Christian from America called [Alexander] Dowie claimed to be a prophet and published the following vile words: I pray to God that Islam should soon disappear from the world. O’ God, accept this prayer of mine. O’ God destroy Islam. 26 Only our leader, the Promised Messiah as , confronted him and published an announcement saying: O’ you who claim to be a prophet, enter a mubahala with me. Our contest will be conducted through prayer and both of us will 26 Leaves of Healing , 19 December 1903 [Publishers]