The Descent of the Messiah — Page 319
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS and writer of Arabic, but, instead of gaining renown, he was ex- posed as a thief. Who would not be amazed at such an audacious thief who devoured the entire book of the deceased without even belching and never once mentioned the unfortunate Muham- mad Hassan. The second sign is that, on page 199 of the book I jāzul-Masīḥ, I had prayed: رَبِّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَعْدَائِي هُمُ الصَّادِقُوْنَ الْمُخْلَصُونَ فَأَهْلِكُنِي كَمَا تُهْلِكُ الكَذَّابُونَ - وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي مِنْكَ وَ مِنْ حَضْرَتِكَ فَقُمْ لِنُصْرَتِي Meaning "O, my God, if You know that my enemies are true and sincere, then destroy me as You destroy the liars. And if You know that I am from You and for You, then arise to help me. " It is quite evident that it was after the publication of this book, I'jāzul-Masih, that Muhammad Hassan of Bhin entered the field of competition. Hence, it was on account of this mubāhalah that he was killed. Now, to prove that Pir Mehr Ali in his book Saif-e-Chishti- yāt -which should actually be called Tanbūr-e-Chishtiyā'ī [the Chisti Tambour]—did not write anything using his own mind, but instead gathered stolen material, and that too from the prop- erty of the deceased, who was to be pitied in every way, I will present the following proof: Copy of the letter from Miyan Shahab-ud-Deen of Bhin I would first like to say, for the sake of clarity, that Miyan Shahab-ud-Deen-whose name appears in the title is a friend of the late Muhammad Hassan and also a neighbour of this unfortunate deceased man, fully aware of all his affairs. It was through his efforts that the case of Pir Mehr Ali Shah's plagia- 319