The Descent of the Messiah — Page 323
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS Copy of Maulawi Karam-ud-Deen's letter Your Holiness, Respected Mirza Sahib! May God ever keep His shade of kindness. Peace and blessings of Allah be upon you! I have been reading your books for a long time, and I deeply admire your writings. On many occasions, I have seen auspicious dreams about you. I also frequently engage in arguments with your opponents. Although I have not yet entered your disciple- ship-because I believe such matters require great caution, and it is unwise to pledge baiat without first attaining complete as- surance through a personal meeting-I still harbour love for you. Some four or five days ago, I saw you in a dream wherein you congratulated me and gave me some sweets. At that time, I had two things in my heart, which you have stated. In the dream, I told you that I was convinced of your visions. God knows best. However, there are still some things that I do not understand and this is why I am not quite single-minded with regard to you, despite the fact that I am convinced of your wisdom and piety. A few days ago, I read the Persian and Urdu verses at the beginning of your book Surmah Chashm-e-Arya and they brought tears to my eyes because the words of impostors can never be full of such pathos. Yesterday, I received a registered letter from Maulawi Abdul Karim through my dear friend Miyan Shahab-ud-Deen, a schol- ar, regarding the Pir of Golra's book Saif-e-Chishtiyā'ī. I myself had told Shahab-ud-Deen that a large portion of the Pir's book consists of the notes that the deceased had entered on the mar- gins of the books Shamsul-Bāzigha and I'jāzul-Masih. The Pir had asked me to send him those two books and they have now been returned. Upon comparison, the exact notes were found in the book. It is a grave act of intellectual theft to present the 323