The Descent of the Messiah — Page 35
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS they are close to seventy thousand. The financial support I re- ceived exceeds two hundred thousand rupees. God caused a large number of people to become my devoted followers and caused my name to spread to the corners of the earth. I would be much pleased if you could come to Qadian and see the army of my devoted followers who have taken up residence here, and then go to Amritsar and look at Abdul Haqq Ghaznawi in a shop or on the street and observe his condition. It is a pity that these people do not recognise the power of God which is so clearly arriving from heaven to help me. The Transvaal and the British Empire have reconciled but these people continue to wage war. The Transvaal acted wisely and, finding the British Empire more powerful, accepted submission, but these people continue to rebel against the Heavenly Govern- ment. They refuse to see the signs of God and do not consider the frail condition of the Ummah. They do not look at the dom- inance of the followers of the Cross. Their hearts do not tremble at the growing inclination towards apostasy. When they are told that this Mujaddid—who is named the Promised Messiah be- cause he has appeared at the time of the disorder caused by the Cross-has appeared precisely at the hour of need, precisely at the head of the century, and precisely during the days of the su- premacy of the followers of the Cross, they say that the Hadith speaks of thirty Dajjāls who will appear in this Ummah to destroy it. What a doctrine! O ignorant ones! Is this Ummah so unlucky that it deserves thirty Dajjāls but not a single Mujaddid to quell the tempest of the crusaders? What misfortune! In the earlier dispensations, God sent His Prophets and Messengers one after saw Jesus among the dead, and the Companions have unanimously agreed that all prophets have died. Even Bukhārī has interpreted the word tawaffi ]تونی to mean death. So, what can the mubāhalah mean, except to admit that Abdul Haqq does not believe in God and His Messenger? (Author) 35