Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 296
296 avail. Lekh Ram produced such distorted translations of verses of the Holy Quran that it was hard for any decent person even to read them. He held the foulest views about the Holy Prophet s as and the Holy Quran. The Best of Mankind was to him the worst of mankind; the Best Book in the world, the worst. Indeed, a diseased eye cannot stand to see the light. This was the case with Lekh Ram. As the debate progressed, he continued to utter invec - tives against the Holy Prophet s as. He even ridiculed the Promised Messiah as and asked why he didn’t show him a sign. When the Promised Messiah as prayed regarding Lekh Ram, it was revealed to him that this man would die soon. The Promised Messiah as offered to withhold publication of the prophecy if Lekh Ram had any objections, but Lekh Ram said he had nothing to fear from such prophecies and that Mirza [Ghulam Ahmad] Sahib as could go ahead and publish it. Since the earlier revelations did not spec - ify a time and Lekh Ram insisted on a time limit, the Promised Messiah as withheld the publication of the prophecy until he received more knowledge from God. Finally, after being informed by God that Lekh Ram would die within six years counting from February 20, 1893, the Promised Messiah as published the proph - ecy. He also published an Arabic revelation relating to Lekh Ram: 16 ٌ عَذَاب َّ ہ ٗ خُوَارٌ. لَہ ٗ نَصَب ٌ و َّ عِجْل ٌ جَسَد ٌ ل That is to say, this man is like S a mir i ’s golden calf that makes noises and has no part in spiritual life. Nothing awaits him but calamity and chastisement. The Promised Messiah as wrote: I now announce to people of all faith that if within six