Nuzul-ul-Masih

The Second Coming of the Messiah

Background

On the publication of Dafi‘ul Bala’ Wa Mi‘yaro Ahlil-Istifa’, wherein the Promised Messiah(as) declared that the plague was another heavenly sign from God in his favour and that Qadian would remain protected against this calamity and challenged the leaders of all other faiths to make a similar prophecy about the city of their importance. Pir Mehar ‘Ali Shah, published a number of false reports asserting that deaths had occurred on account of the plague in Qadian and raised silly objections to the prophecy about the safety of Qadian. Then the Promised Messiah(as) undertook a refutation of such allegations.

The Promised Messiah(as) wrote Nuzulul Masih with the idea of presenting a complete gist of his entire literature, which could mirror the salient points repeatedly expounded by him. He then recalled eleven clear Divine signs, which decisively confirmed his Mission. He mentioned a number of revelations including 123 prophecies which were perfectly and clearly fulfilled as foretold, and claimed a large number of eye witnesses were still alive at that time.

The Promised Messiah(as) also elucidated the true position of Hazrat Imam Hussain, who was claimed by the followers of the Shia faith to be a saviour, even of the Holy Prophet(sa). In the meantime, the devious Pir Mehar ‘Ali Shah did another mischief. Instead of writing a comparable commentary on Surah al-Fatihah as asked by the Promised Messiah(as) in his book I‘jazul-Masih, he wrote a book, Saif-e-Chishtiya’i, making fun of some of the Arabic phrases used in I‘jazul-Masih and alleged that some of the material is plagiarized and further alleged that the Revelations of the Promised Mesiah are no more than confused dreams.

Explaining the use of relevant quotes from other authorities, the Promised Messiah(as) stated that these quotes do not constitute plagiarism, otherwise everyone will be exposed to this charge. It so happened that Mian Shahabuddin and Maulavi Karam Din in their correspondence with the Promised Messiah(as) mentioned that most of the material appearing in Saif-e-Chishtiya’i written by Pir Mehar ‘Ali Shah is copied word by word from the notes of Maulavi Muhammad Hasan Faidi and these notes were written by him on the margins of the books I‘jazul-Masih and Shamse Bazighah and these books carrying marginal notes were bought. This is how the devious Pir was exposed who made the allegations that the Promised Messiah(as) had plagiarized whereas the same charge recoiled on him.

The Promised Messiah(as) also replied to criticism that Pir Mehar ‘Ali Shah made in his book, Saif-e-Chishtiya’i about the merit of the I‘jazul-Masih. The Promised Messiah(as) also established that the revelation made to him were revelation of high order. The Pir also made an allegation that the Promised Messiah(as) had been plagiarizing from Maqamat-e-Hariri but what actually transpired was that Pir Mehar ‘Ali Shah had himself plagiarized from the notes of Maulavi Muhammad Hasan Faidi which the Maulavi had written marginally on the I‘jazul-Masih and Shamse Bazighah by Hazrat Maulavi Muhammad Ahsan Amrohi. This information was given by Mian Shahabuddin and Maulavi Karam Din in their letters to the Promised Messiah(as). This whole correspondence has also been published in this book.

Specimen of Writing

He who accepts me accepts afresh all the prophets and their miracles, and he who does not accept me will lose his previous faith also, for he has only tales to fall back on and his own observation. I am the mirror of God Almighty. He who comes to me and accepts me will see afresh the God concerning Whom other people have only old tales to tell. I believe in the God Whom those who deny me do not recognize. I state truly that what they believe in are the idols of their imagination and not God. That is why those idols cannot help them, cannot give them strength, cannot bring about a holy change in them, and cannot show them any signs.1