Ahmadis and the Aryas of Qadian — Page 12
12 have passed, that I proposed this revelation, i. e ہّٰللُّٰ َ ا اَل�َی ۡس ٗ ٍ ع�َب ۡدَہ ن �ب ِکَا� be engraved upon a ring and sent the Arya, Lala Malawamal, to Amritsar for the purpose of having this ring engraved. I sent him only so that he and his friend, Lala Shrampat, both become witnesses to this prophecy. Therefore, he went to Amritsar and having paid five rupees to Hakeem Muhammad Shareef of Kalanaur, brought the ring back on which ٗ ٍ ع�َب ۡدَہ ن َ ا ہّٰللُّٰ �ب ِکَا� اَل�َی ۡس is engraved—which still exists. This revelation is from thirty-five to thirty-six years ago and both these Arya gentlemen are witness to it. They are aware as to what my status was in those days. Then at the time when Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya , which contains the above revelations, was being printed at the press of the priest Rajab Ali in Amritsar both these Aryas are well aware of the degree of obscurity in which I was living my life to the extent that at many times these Aryas would accompa - ny me to Amristar, and other than one servant, there was no one else. Sometimes only Lala Shrampat would accom - pany me. These two can say under oath that at the time my degree of obscurity was to what degree—none would come to visit me in Qadian nor would anyone care at my ar - riving in some city. I was, in their eyes, as if one’s existence were equal to non-existence. Now, this is the same Qadian where thousands