Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam — Page 156
156 Promised Messiah as like a worm were disabled. His troubles unhinged his mind and shortly after he died in great misery and pain. His death was also commented on by the American papers. Some of them referred to the prophecy concerning him, which the Promised Messiah as had published. The Dunnville Gazette remarked: 'Ahmad and his adherents may be pardoned for taking some credit for the accuracy with which the prophecy was fulfilled a few months ago. ' 67 The Truth Seeker of New York referred to the fulfilment of this prophecy in the following words: 'The Qadian man predicted that if Dowie ac- cepted the challenge, "he shall leave the world be- fore my eyes with great sorrow and torment. " If Dowie declined, the Mirza said, "the end would only be deferred; death awaited him just the same, and calamity will soon overtake Zion. " This was the Grand Prophecy: Zion should fall and Dowie die before Ahmad. It appeared to be a risky step for the Promised Messiah to defy the restored Elijah to an endurance test, for the challenger was by 15 years the older man of the two and prob- abilities in a land of plagues and fanatics were against him as a survivor, but he won out. ' 68 The Boston Herald , wrote: 67 The Dunnville Gazette , June 7, 1907. 68 The Truth Seeker , June 15, 1907.