The Descent of the Messiah — Page 331
PUBLICATION¹ This book, The Descent of the Messiah, was undergoing publi- cation that Maulawi Karam Deen of Bhin-whose letters have been included in this book-filed a lawsuit in Court that he has been called Kadhdhāb [great liar] and Laīm [base-born] in Mawāhibur-Rahmān (which is one of the Arabic books of the Promised Messiahas). He alleged that his letters published in this book were forged and, managing to obtain a copy of this book, presented it as evidence to the Court causing a halt in the pub- lication of the book [The Descent of the Messiah]. This lawsuit, along with others, continued for two or two and a half years. In the end, according to the prophecies of the Promised Messiahas, these 1 This note was written by the Administrator of the Promised Messiah's library. It explains the circumstances which caused the publication of Nuzūlul-Masih to be delayed. It appears in the first edition of the Urdu. [Publisher] 331