The Descent of the Messiah — Page 213
41 [continued] HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS الْقَيْتُ عَلَيْكَ مَحَبَّةً مِنِّي وَلِتُصْنَعَ عَلَى عَيْنِي سَيَنْصُرُكَ رِجَالٌ تُوْحِي إِلَيْهِمْ مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ - يَأْتُوْنَ مِنْ كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍ يَأْتِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍ وَلَا تُصَغِرْ لِخَلْقِ اللَّهِ وَلَا تَسْتَمْ مِنَ النَّاسِ Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, pages 241 to 2421. Translation: "I Myself placed thy love upon ready hearts so that thou are brought up in front of My eyes. Very soon, such people will help you unto whom I shall vouchsafe My revelation. They will come to thee from every faraway path, bearing all kinds of presents, including cash and provisions. " This prophecy then grew like a seed, to such an extent that at this time, 1320 A. H. the number of followers of this Community has surpassed a hundred thousand², com- pared to the period when only two or three individuals had any interaction with me. Whenever a person comes from any direction, or a gift arrives from someone new, it is a Sign made manifest. Since the number of people who came here and undertook the baiat would not be less than fifty thousand, and the money and gifts that came at various times would amount to no less than one million, it is correct and true that, besides the Signs that 1 2 See Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part III, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, 2014. Islam International Publications Ltd. p. 208-209. [Publisher] I thought that there were no more than six or seven people in the Bombay area who had sworn allegiance to me. Now, it has become known through an official letter that the number of people who have entered my allegiance in this area is 11,087. The official document is as follows: Memo No. 19143, Dated: September 2, 1902, Poona In answer to the letter dated August 13, 1902, written by (Mufti Muhammad Sadiq), Assistant Secretary Anjuman Ishaat-e-Islām, it is hereby submitted that the number of followers of the Ahmadiyya sect in the previous census was 11,087. Signed by the Head Compiler in lieu of the Provincial Superintendent Census. 213 (Author)