Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 2
2 BARĀHIN-E-AHMADIYYA PART THREE concern for their Faith, but they also regard those who are sincerely devoted to it with suspicion. Consider what an opportunity it was for expressing religious con- cern, and what an important occasion it was for their service concern- ing the book, Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya-in which the divine origin of Islam has been established with three hundred incontrovertible argu- ments, and the false doctrines of all the opponents are destroyed root and branch in such a way that they, so to speak, are 'slaughtered' and will never again be revived. Besides a few Muslims of high resolve, through whose support the first two parts and a portion of the third have been published, the contributions which others made were so meagre that rather than describing them, it is better just to say : إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون ['Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return']. ¹ أيها الإخوان المؤمنون، ما لكم لا تتوجهون، شوقناكم فلم تشتاقوا، ونتهناكم فلم تتنبهوا، اسمعوا عباد الله اسمعوا، انصروا تؤجروا، وفي الأنصار تُتبعثوا، وفي الدارين ترحموا، وفي مقعد صدق تقعدوا، رحمنا الله وإياكم هو مولانا نعم المولى ونعم النصير - 2 If people do not pay heed even now, then I can only implore Arhamur- Rahimin [the One who is the most Merciful of all who show mercy]. His noble promises are my sole consolation. Here, it should also be mentioned that this book initially com- prised only thirty to thirty-five juzw'³ that were subsequently extended to a hundred juzw. Also, the price was fixed at ten rupees for Muslims 1. A phrase from the Holy Quran which is recited by Muslims to express their deepest sorrow. [Publisher] 2. O brothers in faith, why do you not pay attention? I have beseeched you but you remain unmoved. I have warned you but you do not take heed. Listen, servants of God, listen, help, and you will be rewarded and raised among the helpers of God; you will be shown mercy in both worlds and granted the abode of the truthful. May Allah have mercy on us and on all of you. He is our Master; what an excellent Master and what an excellent Helper. [Publisher] 3. A juzw'comprises sixteen pages. [Publisher]