The Victory of Islam — Page 21
H H A A D D R AT M IR Z A GHU L A M AH M AD R AT M IR Z A GHU L A M AH M AD 21 magnanimous and generous Muslim nobleman has yet come for - ward to purchase a large number of copies of our recent publica - tions to distribute them free, purely for the sake of Allah; nor does any such society exist within Islam that is similar to the Christian mission, which can aid in this endeavour; 1 ٭ nor is there any guar - antee of life, which would permit us to—hopeful of a long life— wait for some distant future; therefore, with regard to my books, I have resolved from the very beginning to distribute gratis, so far as possible, a sizeable portion of the books, so that these books— laden with the light of truth—be disseminated quickly and uni - versally throughout the world. However, as my personal resources did not enable me to carry this great burden alone—in addition to the enormous expenses of the other branches accompanying this branch—this work of publishing books was suspended after having advanced to a certain point and it remains suspended there to this day. God Almighty has viewed all branches of this movement with equal importance and desires the accomplishment of them all and the establishment of them all to the same extent; however, the expenditures of these five branches are so great that they need the special attention and sympathy of the sincere. If I were to set out 1. ٭ It has been reported that since its foundation—that is, over the last twenty-one years—the British and Foreign Bible Society has distrib - uted over 70 million of their religious books throughout the world in support of the Christian faith. The affluent yet indolent Muslims of this time should read this article, which was printed and published in the newspapers of October and November 1890, with diligence and shame. Were these books published by the hands of salesmen or distributed freely by an impassioned society of a people in support of their faith? —Author