Three Questions by a Christian and their Answers — Page vii
vii Publisher’s Note In 1891, a Christian by the name of ‘Abdull a h James made three objections against Islam. He argued that the Holy Prophet sa had been in doubt about his own Prophethood, that he did not show any miracles, and that he did not possess any knowledge of the unseen. Anjuman H im a yat-e-Islam sent these questions to three eminent Muslim scholars, including Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi as , for their answers. This book is a translation of the answers written by the Promised Messiah as. The translation was first done by Q adi Muhammad Aslam Sahib, of blessed memory, and was published in 1972. The translation has now been revised at Wak a lat Ta s n i f, Rabwah, by: • Raja Ata-ul-Mannan • Dr. Muhammad Shafiq Sehgal • Syed Tanwir Mujtaba • Tahir Mahmood Mubashar I would like to extend my gratitude to Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad Ayaz, who went through the manuscript and offered valuable suggestions. I likewise express my appreciation for the help and support given by Maulana Munir-ud-Din Shams, Additional Wak i l-ut-Ta s n i f, who provided the vital link for seeking guidance from Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V at. I am also grateful to Professor Abdul Jalil Sadiq and Mirza Usman Ahmad for proof-reading the manuscript. Please note that words in the text in normal brackets () and in be- tween the long dashes—are the words of the Promised Messiah as. If any explanatory words or phrases are added by the translator for the purpose of clarification, they are put in square brackets [ ].