The Miracle of Ahmad — Page 169
ANNOUNCEMENT OF TEN THOUSAND RUPEES This announcement is being published to advertise the Sign of Almighty God, which, like other Signs, will fulfil a prophecy. In other words, this too is a Sign about which it was promised that it will surely be shown by the end of December 1902. The announce- ment that accompanied it regarding a cash prize of 10,000 rupees was to serve as a testament to the fact that I have so emphati- cally, and by spending a large sum of money, informed my oppo- nents about the truthfulness of my claim. Maulawi Sanaullah of Amritsar had stated loudly at Mudh that he would not call my book, I'jāzul-Masīḥ, a miracle, and that he too had the ability to write a book like it. In fact, if my opponents had the capability to come out and confront me and write a similar book within the stipulated period of time, how could my book have come to be considered a miracle? In that case, I am rather clearly proved to be a liar. However, a few days after my companions, namely Maulawī Syed Muhammad Sarwar Sahib and Maulawi Abdullah Sahib,