TRANSLATION OF THE VERNACULAR NOTICE ON REVERSE
Being inspired and commanded by God, I have undertaken the compilation of a book named 'Barahin-i-Ahmadia,' with the object of reforming and reviewing the religion, and have offered a reward of Rs. 10,000 to any one who would prove the arguments brought forward therein to be false. My object in this Book is to show that only true and the only revealed religion by means of which one might know God to be free from blemish, and obtain a strong conviction as to the perfection of His attributes is the religion of Islam, in which the blessings of truth shine forth like sun, and the impress of veracity is as vividly bright as the day-light. All other religions are so palpably and manifestly false that neither their principles can stand the test of reasoning nor their followers experience least spiritual edification. On the contrary those religions so obscure the mind and divest it of discernment that signs of future misery among the followers become apparent even in this world.
That the Muhammadan religion is the only true religion has been shown in this book in two ways: (1st), By means of 300 very strong and sound arguments based on mental reasoning (their congency and sublimity being inferred from the fact that a reward of Rs. 10,000 has been offered by me to any one refuting them, and from my further readiness to have this offer registered for the satisfaction of any one who might ask for it): (2) From those Divine signs which are essential for the complete and satisfactory proof of a true religion. With a view to establish that Muhammadan religion is the only true religion in the world, I have adduced under this latter head 3 kinds of evidences: (1) The miracles performed by the Prophet during his life time either by deeds or words which were witnessed by people of other persuasions and are inserted in this book in a chronological order (based on the best kind of evidences): (2), The marks which are inseparably adherent in the Al-Quran itself, and are perpetual and everlasting, the nature of which has been fully expounded for facility of comprehension (3), The signs which by way of inheritances devolve on any believer in the Book of God and the follower of the true Prophet. As an illustration of this, I, the humble creature of God, by His help have clearly evinced myself to be possessed of such virtues by the achieving of many unusual and supernatural deeds by foretelling future events and secrets, and by obtaining from God the objects of my prayers to all of which many persons of different persuasions like Aryas, & c., have been eye-witness ( A full description of these will be found in the said book).
I am also inspired that I am the Reformer of my time, and that as regards spiritual excellence, my virtues bear a very close similarity and strict analogy to those of Jesus Christ, in the same way as the distinguished chief of Prophets were assigned