The Victory of Islam — Page 23
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 23 the purpose of seeking truth, akin to the A sha b-u s - S uffah. 1 I know that the means for the continuity of these five branches will be brought forth by the Omnipotent One Himself, out of whose own Will this operation came into being; nevertheless, with regard to delivering the message, it is imperative to acquaint the people with this. I have heard that some uninformed persons publicize the criticism of me that approximately 3,000 rupees have been collected from individuals as the price of the book Bar a h i n-e- Ahmadiyya, as well as some donations, but the book has still not been published completely or in its entirety. In reply to this, I am making it clear to them that the sum of rupees received from people is not just 3,000, but in addition to this, even more rupees were received, perhaps nearing 10,000, which were neither donations for the book nor submitted as pay - ment for the book; rather, various petitioners of prayers donated it purely in the manner of gifts or various friends rendered this service solely out of love. Accordingly, all of that was being spent over time on this operation’s essential and upcoming activities, and since divine wisdom had imposed a delay in the composi - tion of the book, nothing could be saved for it from the other important branches that were operative under divine command. Indeed, the wisdom behind the delay in publishing the book was to fully disclose certain subtleties and verities to the author 1. In one corner of the Prophet’s mosque in Madinah, a covered platform was prepared which was known as ‘ S uffah’. This served as the resting place for indigent Emigrants who dedicated themselves to the worship of Allah, the company of the Holy Prophet s as , and recitation of the Holy Quran. They became known as A sha b-u s - S uffah. [Publisher]