Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya-Parts1-2

Part two
that case, it would have been pointless for me to sweat blood for
so many years and to have wasted a cherished part of my life on
something that had already been accomplished. But to my knowledge
there is no book that comprises all the arguments and proofs
that I have collected and whose publication is so crucial in this
age for establishing the divine origin of Islam. I saw no choice but
to publish it to meet this exigency. Let those who doubt produce
a book like it. Otherwise, continuing with senseless talk and barring
the creatures of Allah from a source of grace is a great sin.
Bear in mind that the observation made above is no attempt
at self-praise. If I have undertaken some research that the eminent
scholars of the past did not, and if I have advanced arguments that
they did not, it is only because every age has its own requirements.
This neither elevates my humble position, nor takes anything away
from their lofty status. Living in times when corrupt ideas had
not spread to such an extent, they mostly had to deal with misguided
beliefs which people had inherited from their forefathers.
No doubt, the approach they adopted proved sufficient to correct
the ills of their times. We, on the other hand, live in an age in
which corrupt beliefs are spreading so forcefully that past methods
have proven seriously inadequate. This age calls for thorough
investigation and research to cure its ills and, as with every age, it
requires its own new literature. The reason, as stated above, is that
there are times when the disorders abate, and at other times they
intensify. Sometimes they arise in one way, and at other times, in
a different way. When an author seeks to redress them, he has to
identify, like an skilled physician, the nature and extent of the illness
and suggest the best possible remedy. This remedy should be
administered in the most suitable way, bearing in mind the nature
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