Ahmadis and the Aryas of Qadian — Page 27
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as 27 as to what the reality is, in fact, owing to the opposition that most people have towards me, they will consider them [Hindus of Qadian] to be truthful, and shall consider this a testimony of my household and, in this manner, shall fur - ther ruin their own life in the Hereafter. Therefore, since I cannot tolerate such dishonour and furthermore, since this has an ill effect upon the divinely established community, I firstly address Lala Shrampat and Lala Malawamal that they ought to decide this matter with me by taking an oath in the name of God, either in-person or through writing. In this way, they should swear by God that they have not wit - nessed such and such sign which are mentioned below, and if they lie then God should send down the punishment of such a lie upon them and upon their progeny. Numerous are the heavenly signs which have been written in Barahin-e- Ahmadiyya , but for this oath not all signs need to be written. (1) It shall suffice Lala Shrampat that—since firstly, he has witnessed my time when he alone went to Amristsar with me, moreover, when Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya was being published it was him who accompanied me to the house of the Priest Rajab Ali many a time; he knows well that at the time I was an unknown person and no one was acquaint - ed with me, and he is fully aware that during the period when Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya was being published, meaning