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254 254 254 254 254 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION revealed to the Promised Messiah as that the essay written by him for this lecture would be superior to every other lecture. When Hadrat Maulvi Abdul Karim Sialkoti ra started to read out this essay written by the Promised Messiah as , the audience of this convention showed their excitement and appreciation of this essay by loud cheers. It was on the unanimous demand of the audience, who wanted to ensure that the essay of the Promised Messiah as is read out completely, the convention had to be extended for another day, and it concluded on 29 December. After the convention, the review of its proceedings that was published in the contemporary popular press along with the opinion of people in general, made it absolutely clear that the essay written by the Promised Messiah as and read out by Hadrat Maulvi Abdul Karim Sialkoti ra , was indeed regarded as superior to every other lecture. Thus God’s revelation, which had been widely publicized a few days before this convention began, came manifestly true. A famous Arya leader Pundit Lekhram, who was notorious for using abusive language against the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , was killed by an unknown assassin on 6th March 1897 at 6:00 p. m. His death came about in complete accord with the prophecy of the Prom- ised Messiah as , which he published on February 20, 1893. In this prophecy, God had revealed to the Promised Messiah as that the death of Pandit Lekhram was to occur, as a punishment due to his abusive language against the Holy Prophet of Islam, on the day after Eid-ul-Ad-hiya within a six year term starting from the date of February 20, 1893. A false case of attempted murder was registered in a court of law, against the Promised Messiah as , by the Christian missionary Dr. Henry Clark, to avenge his defeat at the hands of the Promised Messiah as , in an earlier de- bate, known as the debate of the Holy War. However, the Deputy Commis- sioner of Gurdaspur, who was heading that Court, clearly acquitted the Prom- ised Messiah as of all charges that were levelled against him. A man, Abdul Hameed, a false witness, was exposed as false, and the whole case rested upon his false statement against the Promised Messiah as. It is interesting to note that a false case was registered against the earlier Messiah, that is, Jesus Christ as , due to a conspiracy of the Jews of his time. Prophecy regarding the Death of Pandit Lekhram (March 6, 1897) Decision of the Case of Attempted Murder (August 23, 1897) P P P P P ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED M M M M M ESSIAH ESSIAH ESSIAH ESSIAH ESSIAH AS AS AS AS AS A N D A N D A N D A N D A N D S S S S S UCCESSORS UCCESSORS UCCESSORS UCCESSORS UCCESSORS — P — P — P — P — P ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED M M M M M ESSIAH ESSIAH ESSIAH ESSIAH ESSIAH AS AS AS AS AS 7. 1 7. 1 7. 1 7. 1 7. 1