English translation of Nurul Haq (Parts I & II)
The book was Published in 1894.
When the Christians felt that their defeat in the debate that Abdulla Atham had with Hazrat Ahmad(as) was crushing and it was as if their back was broken one of their so-called missionaries who had left Islam and joined them – Imadud Din – published a book entitled Tauzinul Aqwal. It was most abusive and inflammatory of the highest degree. So much so that the Hindu newspapers – and even a Christian publication – came out openly to say that it was most inflammatory. They went to the extent of saying that if there was an uprising again like that of 1857, it will be caused by the writings of this person.
In this book Imadud Din criticised the style of the Holy Qur’an and hurled abuses on the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. It was full of mean allegations against the Holy person of the Founder of Islam and had also incited the government against Hazrat Ahmad(as) by alleging that he (Hazrat Ahmad(as)) was working towards the overthrow of the constituted authority. He remarked that Hazrat Ahmad(as) was creating disorder and causing disturbance in the land and was no less than a traitor. He also referred to ‘Jihad in Islam’ and said that ‘Whenever he (Hazrat Ahmad(as)) will find himself in power he will not hesitate to wage Jihad against the government.’
The book Nuqul Haq is a reply to this book of Imadud Din. Hazrat Ahmad(as) explains his own belief in Islam and also exposes those who had called him kafir.
He talks of the Maulvis who had gone astray and who were not worried in the least about the attacks that were being made on Islam. He tells his readers how, having seen the Muslims gone astray, he has tried to win them back and how the people in different places have reacted; some joined him and others started calling him a kafir without knowing what kufr actually meant. He calls upon the Muslims in the words: ‘O ye the Muslims, run towards God. There are disorders and disturbances all around you and that being the case you should try to act in a way that may bring you the pleasure of God – O ye people, you should purify yourself and clean up your breasts. Do not be pleased with carcass and the fat of the dead and don’t let the dogs drag you towards its flesh. You should die as Muslims – and be not content with anything less than that.’
Then, under the heading of ‘Announcement’, Hazrat Ahmad(as) draws the attention of the Queen to the abusive language of the person who has caused him great pain. He talks of the writer of the book Tauzinul Aqwal and makes mention of the way the writer had been abusive and mean. He also refutes the charge that he is in any way working against the government. He assures her that he has always been loyal because he considers the government to be just and sympathetic towards the people of the country. He refers to the religious freedom and says that everybody who cares for his religion must be grateful to this kind of government.
He says that he has met Jesus Christ(as) in his visions many a time and has even dined with him and that when Jesus Christ(as) was asked about the present day Christianity, he was astonished and he disliked it; Jesus(as) talked of the greatness of God and expressed his own humility.
Then he takes up the allegations one by one and refutes them. He also expresses the hollowness of the Christian doctrine like the godhead and sonship of Christ. He tells them their ‘God’ is dead and they are revering old and decayed bones while they are mocking at him who is living spiritually and who will continue to live till the end of the days.
As for the superiority of the style of the Holy Qur’an which the writer of the Tauzinul Aqwal had derided at, Hazrat Ahmad(as) says that he is a servant of the Holy Prophet(sa) and what to talk of anyone writing like the Holy Qur’an he would ask him to compete with his writings. He throws a challenge to him and to his other colleagues to write a book like Nurul Haq and he also offers a prize of 5000 rupees.
He says the reason why he has written Nurul Haq in the Arabic language is that it should be a challenge for Imadud Din and other Christians who call themselves Maulvis and who boast of their knowledge. He gives them a period of two months to prepare publication containing prose and poetry of the standard that he had set forth in his book; if they could do so, they would get 5000 rupees.
He adds that they will never be able to take up the challenge and if even after this defeat of theirs they do not stop abusing the Holy Prophet(sa), peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, then he offers them a thousand curses and he asks his readers to join him in giving these curses to Imadud Din and others.
At the end of this book Hazrat Ahmad(as) prays to God saying: ‘O God, am I not from You? How severe has become the campaign of calling me kafir and cursing me. Decide between us and our people with justice and truth and You are the best of those who decide. O God, send down Your help for me from heavens and come to the aid of Your servant in the troubled times, I am weak and as if humiliated and my people have abandoned me and they have accused me. So, You help me in such a way as You did help Your Holy Prophet, may God’s choicest blessings be upon him, on the day of Badr – and protect us, O God, You Who are the best of the Protectors. Verily, You are the Lord, the Merciful and You have made it incumbent on Yourself to be merciful. So grant us a portion of that mercy and shower Your help and be kind to us and turn to us and You are the best of those who show mercy.’
Within a month after this prayer, the sun and the moon eclipsed as it was prophesied by the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. It was a great sign that took place and it was indeed a great help that was granted to Hazrat Ahmad(as), as he had prayed to receive help from the heavens.
When the sun and the moon got eclipsed in complete accordance with the prophecy of the Holy Prophet(sa), the Maulvis instead of being rightly guided by it started raising objections, more than ever before. They gave out to the world that the Hadith which mentioned this prophecy was not authentic and so they could not rely on it. They also said that this eclipse had not taken place according to the conditions mentioned in the Hadith.
Hazrat Ahmad(as), in the second part of Nurul Haq, deals with the authenticity of the Hadith and thrashed the bogus objections of the Maulvis.
Both the parts of Nurul Haq were written in Arabic and the year of publication is 1894.
Minanur Rahman (The Bounties of the Gracious God)
Hazrat Ahmad(as) says that when he observed that the Ulema of Islam were quite negligent of what was happening around them, and the opponents of Islam were doing all they could to efface Islam from the world, he prayed to God very fervently that His help may come and console him and let him do what is necessary to see Islam supreme.
He says that his prayer was heard. One day when he was reading the Holy Qur’an and thinking over it very deeply, his eyes stopped at a certain verse ‘Wa kazalika auhaina ilaika Quranan Arabiyyal-li tunzira ummul Qura wa man haulaha.’ This verse, as if, shone before his eyes extraordinarily and he felt that it was a treasure of knowledge and of secrets (spiritual). He was very glad and shouted ‘Alhamdo lillah.’
Hazrat Ahmad(as) says that it was made clear to him that this verse pointed towards the excellence of the Arabic language and also to the fact that Arabic is the mother of all the languages and the Holy Qur’an is the mother of all the previous scriptures – also that Mecca is the mother of the Lands. It is this theme that Hazrat Ahmad(as) has expounded and explained in his book Minanur Rahman. He intended this book to be published in December 1895 but for one reason or the other it could not be published in his lifetime. It saw the light of day in 1915.
