The Descent of the Messiah — Page 325
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS The Second Letter from Maulawi Karam-ud-Deen Sahib Addressed to Hakeem Fazl-ud-Deen Sahib-Confidant of the Author Respected and Honourable Hakeem Sahib, May God ever keep His shade of kindness. Peace and blessings of Allah be upon you! The son¹ reached home on July 31, and I immediately em- barked on the given task. At first, he outright refused to give me the books, saying that they belong to Ja'far Zatalli who recognis- es the handwriting of the deceased Maulawī Muhammad Hassan and had insisted that he immediately deliver the books to him in Lahore. However, with the use of a lot of strategy and the of- fering of incentives, he was at last convinced to give the book to me for the price of six rupees. After copying the notes from the book I jāzul-Masih onto another manuscript, the original book containing the notes in the very handwriting of the deceased Maulawī is being sent to you with the carrier of this letter. Af- ter receiving the book, kindly send the receipt through the same carrier. Also, if you have it, please give six rupees to the carrier so that they can be given to the son and no difficulty is faced in ob- taining the second book, Shamsul-Bāzigha. When you send the copy of the unbound book Shamsul-Bāzigha, the original copy, which contains the notes, will be sent to you immediately and in the same way. You can rest assured about this. God willing, there 1 The son here refers to the son of the deceased Maulawi Muhammad Hassan and his heir. According to Maulawī Karam Deen sahib, he is the one who, in exchange for six rupees in cash, gave us the two books, I'jāzul-Masih and Shamsul-Bāzigha which contain the notes in Muhammad Hasan's own hand; and this became means by which Mehr Ali, was exposed. (Author) 325