Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 301
301 (6) Prince Duleep Singh I now move on to a prophecy that was a sign for Sikhs and demon - strated to them the truth of Islam and the authenticity of the Promised Messiah as. It so happened that when the British annexed Punjab they decided, for obvious political reasons, to send away to England the young heir to the Sikh throne, Prince Duleep Singh. He was to stay there until British rule became established in Punjab. After the mutiny of 1857, however, the last vestiges of the Mughal power in Delhi disappeared and everything seemed safe for the British. After this, Raja Duleep Singh expressed his intention to return to his homeland and the rumour spread that he was about to come back. The Promised Messiah as , however, had a revelation that the Prince would not be able to return. 21 He told many people about this, including many Hindus. In one of his announcements, he pre - dicted that a returning Prince of Punjab was going to have prob - lems. 22 At the time of the publication of this prophecy, nobody imagined that the Prince would be stopped from returning home since his return was eagerly awaited. However, the government soon realized that the Prince’s return could prove dangerous for its rule. As the news of his return spread, the Sikhs started recall - ing their days of power and independence, and the British author - ities became fearful of riots if the Prince was allowed to return. Therefore, the Prince was stopped when he arrived at Aden. The news that he had been stopped came when people thought that he had already entered Indian waters. This was a great disappoint - ment for the Sikhs but it also demonstrated the might and power